Announcement
This seminar examines the rise of populist and nationalist parties across Europe and their implications for foreign and defense policy. The first presentation by Dr. Célia Belin will present on the growing success of these movements, particularly France's Rassemblement National, and explores how the Trump administration has sought to support "patriotic parties" in Europe. Dr. Belin will also analyze the foreign and security policy positions of these parties.
The second presentation by Dr. Pawel Zerka draws on ECFR's most recent public opinion survey to examine the views of populist and nationalist party supporters. It highlights voter attitudes toward international security, defense, Europe's strategic priorities, and transatlantic relations. Together, the presentations offer insights into one of the most significant political developments shaping contemporary Europe.
Information
- Time and Date: 16:00-17:00, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 (JST)
- Venue: Online
- Language: English
- Admission: Free
- Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
- Contact: Ms. KINOSHITA, Conference Section
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Speakers
- Speaker:
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- Célia BELIN (Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR Paris Office)
Dr. Célia Belin is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and head of its Paris office since January 2023. Between 2017 and 2022, Belin was a Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe of the Brookings Institution, in Washington DC, and served as the Interim Director of the Center between May and August 2022. Prior to joining Brookings, Belin served for over five years as a Special Advisor on US and transatlantic affairs in the French foreign ministry’s Centre d’Analyse, de Prévision et de Stratégie. She holds a PhD in political science/international relations from the University Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2). Belin regularly writes in the press and specialised journals on US affairs, French foreign policy and trans-Atlantic relations and is a frequent commentator on radio and television. - Pawel ZERKA (Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR Paris Office)
Dr. Pawel Zerka is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
As the European Council on Foreign Relations’ lead analyst on public opinion, Pawel Zerka spearheads the organisation’s polling and data research on foreign affairs. His other areas of study include global trade policy, Latin American politics, as well as Poland’s and France’s role in the European Union. Based in the Paris office, Zerka has been part of the ECFR team since 2017, having worked previously as a foreign policy expert in Poland. He holds a PhD in economics and an MA in international relations from the Warsaw School of Economics.
- Célia BELIN (Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR Paris Office)
- Commentator & Moderator:
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- TAMURA Akihiko (Senior Advisor RIETI / Director General JETRO Paris)
