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An Alliance of Democracies: with the US or for the US?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for an “a new grouping of like-minded nations, a new alliance of democracies” against China. The US has raised this idea before: […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for an “a new grouping of like-minded nations, a new alliance of democracies” against China. The US has raised this idea before: […]
We highlight the chapter of Alexander Mattelaer. He answers the following questions: How does your government view the importance of nuclear deterrence and NATO’s nuclear sharing agreement for its own […]
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Behind some recent discussions on internet governance, there is a broader contest for power and values in cyberspace. This contest is a sign of the so-called “post-liberal order”. As a […]
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It is becoming widely accepted that we have transitioned, or are now transitioning, from an international liberal order to a different reality. Whether that reality is different solely in terms […]
The coronavirus is a symmetrical threat: it hits everybody. How hard it hits depends in the first instance on the power of each and every state: the resilience of its […]
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With 47 projects adopted, there is a lot of activity in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the European Union’s mechanism for defence cooperation. However, the current projects do not effectively address […]
The Arab Spring, which has brought hope to a generation that has rejected authoritarianism and corruption, has affected, to a different degree, all countries of the Arab world. Internal political […]
The Institute for Economics and Peace was founded in 2007 by Mr Steve Killelea. The IEP is an international think tank dedicated to building a greater understanding of the interconnection […]
This event will critically look at the European views on NATO and CSDP. Between two major international meetings, panellists will raise questions about the future developments of these two defence […]
In December 2013 the European Council will address, in the words of its President Herman Van Rompuy, the state of defence in Europe. The Institute for European Studies and Egmont […]