European Defence and PESCO: don’t waste the chance
There was a copious flow of polite conversation, at the end of which a tactful report was drawn up […] Thus we had arrived at those broad, happy uplands where […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
Commentaries
Victory in Europe: Remember, to Act
“Americans at that time [1945] – or at least we in Berlin – saw no reason why the Russian system of government and democracy as practised by the Western Allies […]
The end of ‘business as usual’? COVID-19 and the European Green Deal
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a clear and drastic effect on our daily lives and political priorities. But what implications does it have for the EU’s climate action and the […]
Commentaries
Over-reactions to the Coronavirus: a Chinese view on the war of words and geopolitical competition
The coronavirus is a common threat to the public health of all human beings. But it is not wise to over-react. The virus itself must be taken very seriously indeed. […]
Commentaries
Welcome address by the New Director-General Hugues Chantry
Dear readers, On April 1st, 2020, I took over from Ambassador Johan Verbeke as Director-General of the Egmont Institute. I would first of all like to thank my predecessor who […]
External publications
Overblown: Exploring the gap between the fear of terrorist recidivism and the evidence
Two recent attacks in London, in November 2019 and February 2020, by two convicted terrorists released from prison resulted in a surge of concern about terrorist recidivism. However, statistics and […]