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Brexit as impetus for a new Europe?
The Brexit referendum has triggered a debate on the future of European integration. From a Belgian perspective it is necessary to consider the depth of the relationship we have with […]
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The Brexit referendum has triggered a debate on the future of European integration. From a Belgian perspective it is necessary to consider the depth of the relationship we have with […]
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After many years of British advocacy of an outward-oriented EU, the prospect of Brexit threatens to leave the continent more introspective and less engaged in world affairs than ever before. […]
Everybody is talking about Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) – will we finally do it now? And will we get it right? For if PESCO is activated only to launch initiatives […]
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While external and regional powers are engaged in fierce geopolitical competition in Europe’s neighbourhood, the EU itself wants to focus on building up the resilience of its neighbours. Not only […]
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Come midnight on the eve of Brexit, British tanks will not turn into pumpkins, nor battleships into watermelons. But will Britain still play an active role in security and defence […]
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At the start of the new year, Sven Biscop desperately tries to remain optimistic. This article also appeared in a Dutch version in De Morgen on 27 December 2016.
Twelve European countries have joined the European Intervention Initiative, which was launched by French President Macron in September 2017. The ultimate aim of EI2 is to develop a shared strategic […]
Seminar on the occasion of the centenary of Belgian-Finnish diplomatic relations & of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Why did the US pursue, from the perspective of Structural Realism, an underactive grand strategy towards China in 1991-2011, but a more optimal strategy in 2011-2018? In a very permissive […]
One of the most rapidly developing nations of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is an extremely promising market for the European Union. There is huge potential for trade in both directions across […]