No End in Sight? The West, China, and the Russo-Ukrainian War
The West supports Ukraine as a non-belligerent. China purports to be neutral, but the West increasingly sees it as a non-belligerent on the side of Russia. In a way, the […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
Modi III and the EU, after the Elections
The May elections in India and the June elections for the European Parliament have resulted in leadership-continuity in Delhi and in EU-Brussels. Does this mean that Europe can expect ‘more […]
Re-Empowering Belgian Foreign Policy
Belgium’s existing foreign policy framework was never designed to cope with the return of war and the decay of the rules-based international order. As a result, the country’s international position […]
External publications
Making Sense of European Disunity on Nuclear Weapon Questions
The world is entering an era of nuclear disorder. Therefore, this article aims to examine the European engagement with nuclear weapon questions at the beginning of this disorder. The research […]
Commentaries
The Coffee Machine
A few years ago we acquired a shiny new coffee machine for the common room at the Egmont Institute. A beautiful piece of equipment, which produces a truly impressive noise […]
Commentaries
No Time to Waste in Rebuilding the Belgian Armed Forces
The voters have dealt the cards. Now it is up to the winning parties from both parts of the country to negotiate a federal government. In 2020, Belgium almost broke […]