Media
Exposing the policies strangling Europe and intervene at the speed of the news cycle.
Providing the intellectual infrastructure for the European patriotic movement.
Discover the initiative01About
An intellectually ambitious political counterweight
FSI Europe exists to make the case for a Europe of sovereign, secure and dynamic nation states — and to support the patriotic movement with the ideas, arguments and reach it needs to win.
We combine urgent and innovative media communication with serious intellectual inquiry. Our aim is nothing less than a coherent, serious alternative to the federalist machine.
Thought
Challenging the status quo with systematic research, investigations and intellectual rigour.
Democracy
Providing a platform for the voices of citizens across Europe - who Brussels tries to silence
02Why now
Europe is on a collision course with reality.
For decades, European elites have pursued ideological policies that have robbed the continent of identity, security and economic dynamism.
But a mood of “enough” is sweeping Europe. Each election, crisis and headline shows that the status quo cannot hold. As 2027 approaches, Europe needs an unapologetic counter-hegemonic institution capable of widening what can be thought, said and done.
03Focus areas
An intellectual alternative across six battleground areas.
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Immigration and multiculturalism
Restoring border control, ending the refugee blackmail, and reversing social fragmentation
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Democracy and election control
Defending national sovereignty, democratic accountability, and exposing EU plans to intervene in elections across Europe
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Regulation, competitiveness and innovation
Dismantling the regulatory state and challenging the culture of risk-aversion to unleash European economies
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Energy, farming and environmentalism
Advocating for abundant, cheap and reliable energy, defending rural communities, and a comprehensive challenge to the ideology of environmentalism
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Culture, gender, and family
Defending European culture against the war on its inheritance, defending private and family life, and challenging LGBT and gender ideology
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Free speech and censorship
Challenging the architecture of narrative control erected by the EU and EU-friendly governments
Read the focus page ↗04Who we are
A Brussels team with a proven record of impact.
Launched by the team behind MCC Brussels — the people who exposed EU election interference, defended NatCon Brussels in court and uncovered the EU's NGO industrial complex.
President
Frank Furedi
Sociologist, author and social commentator with an international reputation for intellectual leadership.Communications Director
John O’Brien
Communications leader with an exceptional record of breaking into traditional media cycles, and proven leadership across podcasts, social and communications trainingExternal Affairs Director
Tony Gilland
Free-speech advocate with three decades of experience across commercial, educational and think-tank sectors.Research Director
Richard Schenk
Author and Research Fellow at MCC Brussels, analysing European political trends, EU election interference, and the war on farmingPolicy Director
Jacob Reynolds
Policy strategist and commentator leading reports, podcasts and social media interventions.Senior Advisor
Zsófia Tóth-Bíró
Brussels- and Hungary-based advocate for freedom of speech and sovereignty; deputy editor-in-chief of The European Conservative.Senior Advisor
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
Chair of Freiblickinstitut, the German liberal think tank behind the Berlin Salons, Germany correspondent for spiked, and columnist for European ConservativeSenior Advisor
Daniël de Liever
Writer and editor at the Dutch conservative news platform NieuwRechts.nl.Senior Advisor
Bill Durodié
Professor of Politics at the University of Bath, specialising in risk, resilience, security and science and society.Senior Research Fellow
Thomas Fazi
Author, researcher and journalist; columnist for UnHerd and Compact, and author of several books.Senior Research Fellow
Ashley Frawley
Sociologist, author of Semiotics of Happiness, and senior editor at Compact Magazine.Senior Research Fellow
Norman Lewis
Writer, speaker and consultant on innovation and technology; expert on future trends.FSI Europe is constituted as a Belgian non-profit association, known as a vzw. It is governed by its Board of Directors.
Get in touch / Support the launch
Help us build the intellectual infrastructure Europe’s right needs.
We are speaking with prospective partners, supporters, writers and researchers who want to challenge the Brussels consensus with seriousness and ambition.