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During the Cold War, the building-bloc of the combined force structure of the NATO allies was the army corps. Even smaller nations such as my country, Belgium, contributed a self-sufficient […]
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Kurdish forces in Syria recently announced their intention to prosecute foreign fighters in detention, which European governments refuse to repatriate. This option seemingly addresses the fate of these fighters, detained […]
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Among the most visible effects to date of the return of Great Power competition has been an increase in trade regulation and state intervention in the economy that is evermore […]
The need for the EU to respond and position itself in the deepening geoeconomic competition between the Great Powers has initiated a policy reorientation that is slowly attempting to break […]
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The speed and massive scale of China’s response to the coronavirus “showed China’s efficiency and the advantages of China’s system”, said Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organisation, during […]
These past few years, the European Union (EU) has taken various decisions which, when taken together, amount to a careful repositioning in international politics. Let us be bold and call […]
This integrated course on request of MFA is regularly organized by the Egmont Institute with support of the Belgian Federal Police and the Ministry of Justice. It aims at consolidating […]
Under the umbrella of the ESDC, the Egmont Institute together with DEVCO organized a first pilot CSDP Orientation Course on fragility, security and development in the context of EU External […]
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 […]
Panel debate with Charles GRANT (Centre for European Reform), Sir Julian PRIESTLEY (Chairman, EPPA), and Prof. Dr. Julie SMITH (University of Cambridge). Chair: Prof. Dr. Sven BISCOP, Egmont & Ghent […]