Belgium: “The Third Election”
What do the European Commission, Belgium’s federal government and the country’s regional governments all have in common? Their terms end at the same time. While holding the elections for the […]
Publications
Lai Ching-te Inaugurated in Taiwan: Managing Legislative Turmoil and Cross-Strait Status Quo
On January 13, 2024, Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominee, secured the presidency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), marking the first instance (post-democratization) when a party’s nominee […]
This Is Not a New World Order – Europe Rediscovers Geopolitics, from Ukraine to Taiwan
If every event in international politics is a turning point, one can only go and lie down, out of sheer dizziness. In reality, we have been living in the same […]
Peacekeeping Armies: How The Politics of Peace Operations Shape Military Organizations
Since the early 1990s fewer United Nations peacekeepers have come from western, democratic and richer states, compared to poorer, more autocratic and often unstable countries in Africa and Asia. A […]
Europe’s Long March on Chinese Subsidies
Not police officers but inspectors from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition led the raid at Nuctech in Warsaw and Rotterdam on 23 April. At the Chinese security equipment manufacturer, […]
How the EU could deliver on the Pact’s Predicaments through more Balanced External Cooperation
The Pact will likely increase the transfer of responsibilities to non-EU countries, particularly in North Africa and the Western Balkans. Significantly, though, the reform leaves essentially unsolved the shortcomings that […]