Silence in the Sahel does not Equal Stability
The Sahel is no longer on the frontpages. In the past few years – even in the past few months – the geopolitical context has changed radically. The Russian full-scale […]
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Commentaries
To Strengthen Defence and National Security: Complete the Capital Markets Union
Defence superiority, national security and economic and financial security are linked now more than ever through technological innovation. Dual-use technologies good for peaceful uses, such as communications, can also be […]
External publications
Cooperation in an Era of Confrontation: The Case of the Benelux Arms Control Agency
Both nuclear and conventional arms control guardrails are eroding, and the risk of great power confrontation is growing. Subsequently, middle and small power cooperation on arms control can be beneficial […]
External publications
Bridging Taiwan’s Blue-Green Divide: The Twentieth Anniversary of the 2005 Chen-Soong Meeting
After eight years of control over the executive and a legislative majority, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) retained the presidency in Taiwan’s January 2024 general elections but lost its hold on […]
Commentaries
Stop Making Sense: Prepare For Chaos
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and declared a “Liberation Day” for American industry. Announcing sweeping new tariffs, he claimed the United […]
Will the New Government Safely Navigate Belgium through Turbulent International Waters?
A Young Scholars’ Review of National Security Introduction by Wannes Verstraete “Yes, our country is vulnerable”, said Belgian Major-General Phaleg Bernard during a hearing in the Defence Commission from the […]