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Europe: a superpower without power politics
The commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the end of the “Great War” have come to an end. “Never again” remains our objective. But Europe did not achieve that goal […]
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The African Union and coercive diplomacy: the case of Burundi
In December 2015, the African Union (AU) took the unprecedented step of threatening to use military force against the government of Burundi’s wishes in order to protect civilians caught up […]
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Belgium’s multilayered China policy: A case of principled pragmatism?
Belgium is a small power and a pragmatic trading nation. It is also host to several multilateral and international institutions and committed to the defence of liberal values. Its relationship […]
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The EU Enters the Geoeconomic Arena
This post discusses the newly agreed EU legislation on an investment screening mechanism in light of the ever-increasing convergence between states’ security and economic concerns. The EU-China investment relationship is […]
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The EU as a partner in cyber diplomacy and defence
The European institutions became involved in cyber-related issues in the 1990s. However, cyberspace only came to be conceived as a security space a decade later. As late as 2003, cyber […]
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The complex drivers of military modernisation in Asia: the case of Indonesia
As a matter of principle, the European Union has long tried to buttress its credentials as a security actor and provider vis-à-vis its Asian partners. An explicit objective of the […]