EU Migration Policy: another Groundhog Day?
It might seem paradoxical to publish a commentary on the way in which the European Council approached immigration policy at its meeting on 29 and 30 June, since a quick […]
Publications
Book: Refugee Protection and Solidarity
Refugee Protection and Solidarity looks to define the duties that EU member states have towards each other in the field of refugee protection, employing analytical tools of normative political theory to […]
Unlocking Global Gateway towards the Green Transition
In December 2021, the president of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen unveiled Global Gateway. With an investment package of 300 billion euros, compromising both public and private funds, […]
New wine in old bottles? A New EU Regional Strategy for the Great Lakes
Ten years after the EU published its first strategic framework for the Great Lakes region in 2013, the Council of the European Union released a ‘Renewed EU Great Lakes Strategy’ […]
Upgrading the Belgian Contribution to NATO’s Collective Defence
Once again, collective defence constitutes the focal point of European security. This Egmont Policy Brief reviews the evolution of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, analyses the Belgian contribution to the […]
Strengthening multilateralism in a multipolar world: On the contribution of this year’s G7 and G20 Summits and suggested next steps for the EU
Many countries in the Global South have refrained from condemning the grave violation of international law that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine represents. They do not support Russia, China, or […]