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From the new G20 to a new multilateral order
Entering a new decade with a new Treaty, the EU now possesses more tools to adapt and cope with an increasingly complex, multipolar and interdependent world. Of course, the Lisbon […]
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Un Haut Représentant a besoin d’une Grande Stratégie
After the nomination of the new president of the Concil of European Union, Mr Herman Van Rompuy and the nomination of Cathy Ashton as new high representative, what will be the real strategy of […]
A High Representative needs a grand strategy
While everyone is eagerly awaiting who will be the successor to Javier Solana as High Representative for the European Union’s foreign policy, and who will be the first permanent President […]
Als een bom in Afghanistan
After The bomb attempt in Pakistan Pershawar, Rik Coolsaet pleads a progresive military withdrawal of Afghanistan. in De Standaard, 31 Oct. 2009. (Photo credit : EUPOL Afghanistan, © European Union, 1995-2014)
Afghanistan: Strategic war for Europeans, existential conflict for NATO
There is an urgent need to launch national debates (and a European debate) to define the strategic interest in Afghanistan. If we come to the conclusion that our security depends […]
EU’s strategic partnerships lack content
Effective multilateralism is a key principle of European Union foreign policy: only in co-operation with others can the EU’s objectives be achieved peacefully, notably with emerging powers such as Brazil, […]