Thousands of young Europeans have gone to fight in the Levant, the fourth wave of jihadi foreign fighters since the 1980s. Their decision is rooted in a ‘no future’ subculture […]
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Participating in a potential peacekeeping or capacity-building operation in Libya will put extra pressure on Belgium’s defence budget – and on its forces. An opportunity perhaps to re-think the presence […]
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Despite the great potential in combining national and community resources, the external representation of the European Union often remains fragmented. The Green Diplomacy Network has come to embody a unique […]
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Ostpolitik was considered synonymous with West Germany’s foreign policy during the Cold War. This foreign policy doctrine was developed by Chancellor Willy Brandt to give more strategic options and flexibility […]
In 2012, negotiations over an EU–China bilateral investment agreement were launched to fully tap into the potential of bilateral investments.
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Global governance is undergoing a significant transformation fuelled from the Global South. While the Silk Road Fund and the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank have come to dominate the headlines […]