Trump, the Middle East, and North Africa: just leave things to the proxies?
When Trump says that he wants NATO to take more responsibility in the Middle East, what he means is that he wants the European allies to do more. He is […]
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What the Coronavirus will not change
Having now twice spoken to my laptop for an hour and a half, I am quite sure that there is one thing that the corona crisis will not change: when […]
Will a European Security Council bring strategic relevance?
How can the EU quickly and effectively take decisions on issues of international security? There’s only one workable option: bring the heads of government together in a European Union Security […]
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European defence: Small states thinking big
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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No place like home? Postdeployment reintegration challenges facing South African peacekeepers
This study focuses on soldiers returning from peacekeeping missions and the challenges they experience adapting to the home environment in the postdeployment phase. The article focuses on South African peacekeepers […]
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Foreign Fighters trials in Syria: not a solution
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 […]