Commentaries
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 […]
Commentaries
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).
On 15th April, Egmont organized with the support of the Embassy of Romania to Belgium a round table on the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. Ambassador Tinca made an in depth […]
During this restricted workshop, opened by David O’Sullivan (COO of the EEAS), experts and practitioners discussed lessons-learned from economic and climate negotiations between the EU and its strategic partners. Programme […]
On the wake of the all-important 18th Party congress, this conference raised three key issues related to the future of China. Firstly, what are the major features of the socio-economic […]
The Belgo-British Conference was the 13th annual UK-Belgium bilateral conference. Programme Belgo-British Conference