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Escalate the diplomatic offensive in the war against Islamic State
We are at war with IS. Not since the attacks in Paris on Friday 13 November, but since 2014, when we decided on military intervention to halt their advance in […]
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We are at war with IS. Not since the attacks in Paris on Friday 13 November, but since 2014, when we decided on military intervention to halt their advance in […]
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What is the common denominator between Russia’s interventions in Ukraine and Syria, and China’s flourishing strategic investment initiatives, which have grasped so much attention lately, such as the One Belt […]
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The crises in Europe’s neighbourhood seem to get worse by the day. The recent decision by Russia to intervene in Syria, supposedly to fight against DAESH has raised new questions […]
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Many observers are speculating about Putin’s strategy in Syria. This commentary argues that Vladimir Putin’s military intervention is driven by five key objectives, with domestic, local,
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The US and China concluded a major cybersecurity agreement during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, on 25 September. This agreement, which includes some commitments and enforcing mechanisms,
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Putin may be a master tactician, but a sober analysis of the outcome of some of his recent decisions show him to be an apprentice strategist (in Dutch).
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube Speaker: Matej Tonin, Minister of Defence, Slovenia (see CV) Chair: Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Egmont Institute & Ghent University This […]
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube The Indo-Pacific holds half of the world’s population and is the engine of global economic growth. One-third of the world’s trade […]
After a year of interruption, the Belgian Generic Training (BGT) was organized from June 14 to 25 for 19 candidates from the MFA, the Federal Police and a pool of […]
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube Diplomacy in pursuit of peace and security is under pressure from a number of corners—global tensions between and among the US, […]