We are delighted to announce that @anandmenon.bsky.social will take over from @cergrant.bsky.social as director of @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social in the new year. Look out for more news soon on how Anand will ensure that some of the best bits of UK in a Changing Europe are maintained at the CER.

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It's like Calvert-Lewin joining Arsenal. As a former CER researcher, I want to echo the second bit: congratulations to @cergrant.bsky.social for what he has achieved. I will be forever grateful.

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I enjoyed this discussion. Under the Chatham House Rule, so I can't say who said what, but one takeaway for me: Europe, incl the UK, still hasn't come up with effective tools to deter or respond to non-military Russian attacks, even as Moscow escalates to the point where casualties are likely.

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I am happy that someone is thinking of how to react to the increasing sabotage and other hybrid warfare that Putin is shuffing down our throats in Western Europe. The time to look away has long passed. Act, political leaders!

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Banning tourist visas might be a good idea, not least to keep out saboteurs. But there's something to be said for encouraging long-term emigration from Russia, to increase its demographic & labour market problems, as I explored in this @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social paper: www.cer.eu/publications...

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