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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. The Indo-Pacific region has become a focal point for competition between the great powers and other states, but also for new partnerships. […]
The ‘European Union in International Affairs’ (EUIA) Conference provides a major forum for academics and policy-makers to debate the role of the EU in the turbulent realm of international affairs. After a […]
The increasingly complex and competitive international environment pushes the EU and its member states to rethink some basic tenets of the Union’s economic, foreign and security policy. EU strategic autonomy […]
You are cordially invited to join a webinar hosted by The European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) to launch its most recent report: ‘China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling […]