Maritime Security: Belgium’s interests and options
As a trading nation with a strong maritime tradition (half of its trade is seaborne), a self-styled champion of regional integration, a proponent of the rule of law, and a […]
Publications
Leaving the beaten track? The EU regulation on conflict minerals
Since the end of the 1990s, natural resources have gathered growing attention as part of efforts to resolve enduring armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region. This policy brief discusses […]
Commentaries
Can the British Brexit notification be withdrawn?
During the last year, many observers, especially in the United Kingdom, have commented on the possibility of a unilateral withdrawal of the Brexit notification (see for example the recent Edwards/Jacobs/Lever […]
Building (regional) bridges for transitional justice
This brief is a summary report of the expert roundtable on ‘Exploring Opportunities for Enhanced EU-AU Cooperation in Promoting Transitional Justice’ held in Brussels on 28 September 2016. This event […]
Commentaries
Europe’s “Maginato” Complex
A lasting conversion of President Trump to NATO will be difficult to achieve – and it will not suffice to defend Europe’s interests.
Commentaries
The US and China between dependence and rivalry
One should not be surprised at the tensions between China and the US. An emerging power will always engender suspicion on the part of the existing superpower.