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The Road Ahead: Rethinking the Transatlantic Partnership
Recent elections in the EU and the US are poised to reshape political dynamics and redefine key areas of cooperation. For the EU, the US election outcome is a stark […]
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Climate Policy Integration and Von der Leyen 2.0: Climate Advocacy in Changing Times
Tackling the climate crisis is more important than ever, with worsening floods, hurricanes and heatwaves across the world, and the latest UN report warning of a 3.1°C global temperature rise […]
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Transnationalism: a New Way of Thinking about Migration?
In the rich panoply of theories of international relations, transnationalism could be analysed as an attempt to overcome the divide between stato-centric realism and the liberal vision *****
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Trump brings sledgehammer to China and the dollar
‘Why should the dollar be the world reserve currency?’ This challenging question was posed by a young Republican senator from Ohio, in the spring of 2023, to Jerome Powell, chairman […]
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Transatlantic Uncertainty calls for Greater National Responsibility
When Belgium was hit by severe terror attacks in 2016, then-President Obama did not hesitate for a moment to pledge full support: ‘Belgium is a close friend and ally of […]
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Ukraine: Europe Refused to Think, Now Trump Will Act
If Trump manages to convince Putin to make a deal on Ukraine (and it remains an “if”), the core of it will probably be: you get to keep what you […]