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NATO: Life after (Brain) Death
NATO is braindead, according to French President Macron. It could have been worse: he could have said that a certain important NATO leader is braindead (and more people would probably […]
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NATO is braindead, according to French President Macron. It could have been worse: he could have said that a certain important NATO leader is braindead (and more people would probably […]
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The 29 Heads of State and Government of NATO will hold a Leaders Meeting in London on 4 December. Note that it is only a “meeting” and not a regular […]
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As a Belgian, I welcome Britain into the club of countries whose domestic politics are a source of bemused entertainment for the rest of the world. I understand that as […]
The European security architecture does not resemble a Le Corbusier or Oscar Niemeyer design. It is not a neatly planned whole in which every component elegantly and effectively fulfils a […]
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The European Union and its Member States blame US President Donald Trump for withdrawing American troops from Northern Syria, thus paving the way for Turkey to send its armed forces […]
NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangements often get bad press. This is remarkable given the fact that they have demonstrably contributed to (a) countering the proliferation of nuclear arsenals in Europe, (b) fostering […]
In the current pre-electoral deadlock, political and security tensions are on the rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Worrying attempts to undermine democratic change,
Beyond “a major federal leap”, which seems out of reach for the time being within the EU, we need to move forward pragmatically and try to overcome the stumbling blocks […]
Since the signing of a political agreement in December 2015, little progress has been made in Libya towards the re-establishment of a central authority and conflict resolution. Is the Government […]
Five years hence, the civil war in Syria has caused the death of more than 270.000 people. By loosening the noose around Bachar el Assad’s system, the Russian commitment