Law and Practice of the Common Commercial Policy
The first 10 years after the Treaty of Lisbon. Law and Practice of the Common Commercial Policy provides a critical analysis of the European Union (EU)’s trade law and policy […]
Publications
From one master of survival to another: a tardigrade’s plea for NATO2030
A microscopic creature whose size reaches that of a grain of rice at the utmost could teach NATO more survival lessons than one would think. The tardigrade has survived all […]
The caliphate’s legacy and fringe extremists
In 2021, the jihadi threat will likely retain two main dimensions: one linked to the caliphate’s legacy; and the other stemming from fringe extremists. Altogether, these two configurations suggest that jihadi […]
No peace from corona: defining EU strategy for the 2020s
The coronavirus pandemic became one more dimension in which great power rivalry played out. How to position the EU in this interplay between the great powers clearly remains one of, […]
The Capitol and the Reichstag
When a sitting president refuses to accept the outcome of elections and incites his supporters to storm the parliament that is about to confirm his successor, that is a coup […]
EU-China: Drop the Masks, Back to Real Diplomacy
Diplomacy in 2020 was mostly about shifting the blame and creating distraction. China’s “mask diplomacy” sought to portray the People’s Republic as benign and effective. The world and, more importantly, […]