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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 […]
Dans la lignée des conférences consacrées depuis plusieurs années maintenant aux pays du voisinage Sud de l’Union européenne, l’Institut d’études européennes de l’Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles organise le 3 février […]
On the occasion of the launch of the new SIPRI data on the international arms industry, the Egmont Institute, the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and […]
Europe is the continent that gave birth to geopolitics. It is the idea that geography affects the conduct of international politics. The idea is not without controversy. But does a […]
University Foundation, Brussels The European Union is faced with security challenges and risks outside and inside Europe. Recent events around the rise of the Islamic State have once more proven […]