Commentaries
Trump Divides the World
President Roosevelt was sincere in his altruism. Of course, the US is at the centre of the international order of which, in 1944-45, he laid the foundation, not least in […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
The (In)Auspicious Number Four: An Assessment of the Fourth Plenum of the Twentieth National Congress of the CCP
Amid ongoing rivalry between various factions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), severely depleted ranks caused by the ongoing anti-corruption crackdown, purges within the top ranks of the Chinese military, […]
From the Donbas to Africa: How Returning Fighters Could Fuel a New Mercenary Wave
What will happen to the thousands of militaries involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine once the war is over? Hundreds of thousands of battle-hardened soldiers from Russia’s full-scale […]
Commentaries
Allies and Rivals
This is strategy. Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS), released on 4 December 2025, is bold and concise. One reads it, and one knows what the US wants. One may not […]
Commentaries
The European Parliament Compels the EU to Address Arctic Security
The European Parliament, by an overwhelming majority, urges the European Union to adopt a robust and security-focused Arctic strategy. It stresses that the Arctic is no longer a remote periphery, […]
Commentaries
Belgium is Right: Borrow… Get the Money… Don’t Get Emotional
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and the Belgian government are absolutely right in proposing that the EU should borrow the money required to sustain Ukraine in its valiant fight […]