Is Putin Winning, or Is He Trying not to Lose?
Nobody is in doubt, if anybody ever was, that Russia remains a great power. That much the tense stand-off over Ukraine has demonstrated. Whether President Putin’s moves have earned Russia […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
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The Commission proposal on reforming the Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences: analysis of human rights incentives and conditionalities
This study looks at the European Commission’s proposal for a new GSP Regulation from human rights and sustainable development perspectives. It focuses on proposed changes to the conditionality provisions with […]
The future of the Arctic region: what is at stake for Belgium?
The Arctic region is undergoing dramatic changes with multiple implications for the region and well-beyond, with profound geo-economic and geopolitical consequences. These major developments and especially the gravity of climate […]
Commentaries
Time for Europe to stand up to Putin
In Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for war. The European countries should strengthen their deterrence capacity and put an end to their dependence on Russian gas. *****
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Europe in the world in 2022: The transatlantic comeback?
Egmont Institute and EPC Research Fellow Guillaume Van der Loo contributed to the first-ever EPC Outlook Paper. In this paper, EPC’s Europe in the World programme presents a comprehensive overview of […]
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Euro-Atlantic Concerns regarding a US »Sole Purpose« Policy
The Belgian position on nuclear policy questions is generally framed as a dual track approach combining credible deterrence with the pursuit of détente. This harks back to the Harmel report […]
Events
The EU in International Affairs Conference 2010.
Conference (Photo credit: buzzybee, sxulicense)
L’enjeu afghan: terrorisme ou insurrection? Ses conséquences régionales et internationales
Conference with Gérard Chaliand, writer, expert in geopolitics, professor at the Nanyang University (Singapur) Report (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Kazakhstan-EU: The new realities
Conference (restriced audience) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Marat Tazhin – speech (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Azerbaijan-EU: partnership reaching beyond energy
Conference with H.E. the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)