Ukraine: The Price of China’s Neutrality
The whole world closely followed the diplomatic show of Xi Jinping’s visit to Vladimir Putin on 20-22 March 2023. Much more than a good show Putin did not get out […]
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The Like-Minded, The Willing… and The Belgians: Arctic Scientific Cooperation after February 24 2022
Since the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022, Arctic scientific cooperation at the institutional level among the eight Arctic states has halted. However, the need for a […]
Le retrait de Barkhane du Mali et ses conséquences pour le Niger
Le retrait de l’opération Barkhane du Mali en 2022 a entrainé un transfert de l’épicentre des opérations étrangères militaires du Mali au Niger. Ce changement s’est manifesté sur plusieurs plans […]
Preparing for Belgium’s Thirteenth Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The six months’ rotating presidency of the Council dates from the beginning of the European Economic Community. Belgium was the first to hold it, in the first half of 1958. […]
Migration Policy On Autopilot
After a prolonged absence since 2019, except for specific references to the instrumentalization by Belarus and above all the arrival of people displaced from Ukraine who benefited from temporary protection, […]
The management of the COVID Crisis in 2020: a case study on EU governance
The handling of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 provides valuable insights about how the EU functions and its governance. It is in many ways a textbook example of what the […]