Refining the EU’s Geoeconomic Approach to Trade Policy
The great powers are adapting their policies to a new geoeconomic context. When looking at the EU’s strongest external policy tool, trade policy, one could ask if the EU is […]
Security Policy Briefs
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The War against Ukraine and European Defence: When will we square the circle?
After the end of the Cold War, Europe’s harvesting of the peace dividend was fed by wrong assumptions and led to a persistent underinvestment in defence. Today, problems are three-fold: […]
Xi Jinping Seeks Stability: The 20th National Congress of the CCP
The 2,340 odd teacups have been rearranged in their cupboards, and sobriety has returned to the Great Hall of the People. What is the national and international impact of the […]
China between lockdowns and the 20th Party Congress: What can we expect for the EU and globally?
Whether it is aggressive industrial subsidies, the militarization of the South China Sea, human rights violations in Xinjiang or political suppression in Hong Kong, there is a whole litany of […]
Imperial Preference
When the economy is globalised but decisions on policy are made in national capitals, states can choose to cooperate and run the global economy in their collective interest, even as […]
Keeping the OSCE Alive
From September to December 2022 Belgium is chairing the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation. Whilst political gridlock has plagued the organisation before, the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine has now […]