The outcome of the Russo-Turkish power competition in Syria will impact the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. This, in turn, will impact the outcome […]
Commentaries
On 6 December 2024, Ursula Von Der Leyen surprised many by flying to Montevideo, Uruguay, to sign the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement. After nearly 25 years of slow and sometimes frustrating […]
Commentaries
The EU has been debating how best to use the roughly €200-240 billion of Russian assets that are in EU jurisdictions, mainly Belgium and Luxembourg, to fund Ukraine-related expenditure. In […]
Commentaries
With Donald Trump’s return to office, the war in Ukraine has entered a radically different dynamic. This should come as no surprise, given that his governing style—now even more than […]
While elderly women and men are happily singing and dancing on the shores of Hangzhou’s famous West Lake, grandparents are taking their grandchildren out for a stroll and a boat […]
External publications
There is a paradox at the heart of European defence. Fundamentally, European states do not trust any scheme for harmonising defence planning and capability development that does not include the […]