Commentaries
Biden’s Visit: Five Must-Do’s in Brussels
Trump’s approach to international organisations reminded one of Groucho Marx: “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member”. It was wise, therefore, to postpone the […]
Europe in the World
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External publications
Analysing the EU Global Strategy on foreign and security policy
In his contribution to the 4th edition of the CSDP Handbook, Sven Biscop analyses the genesis of EU strategy, from the “pre-strategic” days of the 1990s, to the European Security […]
Lost in translation? The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment and EU–China trade relations
This Discussion Paper analyses the scope and contents of the ambitious Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) between the EU and China following the cooling down of relations due to sanctions and countersanctions […]
Commentaries
Strengthening rather than merging Belgian intelligence services
Right-wing extremist Jurgen Conings has been on the loose for two weeks, raising fundamental questions about radicalisation in the armed forces notably. Some Members of Parliament have proposed to merge […]
Commentaries
Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a visit to the region in April. This follows intentions for mutual accountability between the […]
Commentaries
De kanarie in de koolmijn van onze nationale veiligheid
De geloofwaardigheid van onze defensie kalft af. Los het gebrek aan werkingsmiddelen nu op en schuif het niet door naar een volgende regering. It was also published in French in […]