Beyond the Frontline Roar: Understanding Russia’s Societal Whispers
Last December, we published a paper highlighting that, even for Russia, time is not unlimited in the war in Ukraine. Beyond the facade of regained confidence and the retaking of […]
Publications
What Future European Defence and Technological Industrial Basis (EDTIB) Do We Want/Need? The Belgian case
Belgium pursues a deeply integrated European defence technological industrial base that can produce and sustain the full spectrum of conventional military capabilities at scale. This next step in European integration […]
Towards a Comprehensive Mining Strategy for the DRC?
Former Minister of Mining Willy Kitobo summarizes in a recent book what he considers to be the main problems of the DRC mining sector. He rightly underlines the largely insufficient […]
Looking towards the North: Belgium’s Role in the Arctic
The Arctic region has re-emerged as an area of geostrategic importance and is attracting increasing attention from Belgium. Accelerating climate change has altered living conditions in the region. The prospect […]
Observateurs internationaux et élections en République Démocratique du Congo
Le 20 décembre 2023 les citoyens congolais ont voté pour désigner leur président ainsi que leurs représentants à l’Assemblée nationale, dans les assemblées provinciales, et dans les conseils municipaux. *****
Elections in the DRC: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Organizing elections in Africa’s second largest country, with poor transport infrastructure, is a significant challenge, and given the current situation, it is likely the results will be disputed. The current […]