Will only a Green Power remain a Great Power?
When the coronavirus broke out in 2020 the whole world literally came to a pause. The pandemic overshadowed all other major problems and started to shape relations between states. Climate […]
Publications
Towards a renewed transitional justice in the D.R. Congo
This paper examines the efforts by the current Congolese Government to relaunch a transitional justice process to address past and current widespread and mass crimes perpetrated in the DRC. The […]
External publications
Threading the trade needle on Open Strategic Autonomy?
Summary A new EU trade strategy promises to advance open strategic autonomy, that is to balance the benefits of economic interdependence with growing demands to manage Europe’s exposure to risks […]
Commentaries
Unpacking the EU’s New Sahel Strategy
The European Union has just released its new Sahel strategy. The strategy’s focus on governance as the core problem in the region is a success. Going forward, the EU needs […]
The external representation of the EU: A simple matter of protocol?
“Sofagate” has brutally disclosed the internal divergences within the EU in the field of its external relations. Some tried to minimize this unfortunate incident as a mere breach of diplomatic […]
What Belgium Can Do: Proposals for the National Security Strategy
Belgium has never had a National Security Strategy: a single strategic vision outlining how to safeguard its national interests from external threats and challenges and to prevent the exploitation of […]