Ten Years of Belt & Road – Quo Vadis?
A decade ago, President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative. Promising large infrastructure projects, the initiative was welcomed by vastly underinvested countries all over the world. Also on […]
Europe in the World
Publications
Charting Belgium’s Economic Security – a complex country in a complex world
Economic Security is mentioned as one of the four pillars of the Belgian National Security Strategy (NSS). Ever since the inception of the NSS, the geoeconomic arena has been turbulent […]
Commentaries
Countering FIMI: A Critical Imperative for Mission Safety
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has been largely viewed as a communications’ threat undermining the soft cornerstones of the democratic order, e.g., trust, legitimacy, and cohesion. *****
Masters of Grand Strategy
Grand strategy has principles that, when adhered to, will definitely benefit the state. In order to thrive, a grand strategy needs to be sustained by a strategic culture. A state’s […]
My Summer in Beijing
When I told people that I was planning to travel to China for the first time since the pandemic, many strongly warned me against it. Many European academics have become […]
Southeast Asia’s Hedging: A Strategic Opportunity for the European Union?
Southeast Asia is among the regions where the intensification of Sino-American rivalry is most felt. Notwithstanding attempts by both competitors, the regional states are not willing to take sides, adopting […]