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NATO: Brain dead or stronger than ever?

At the 70th anniversary NATO summit in London, which took place in December 2019, it was clear that the problems faced by the organisation have changed very little since its formation in 1949. Although the Soviet Union no longer exists, the threat of Russia still dominates much of the (…)

Monday 17 February 2020

Will Belarus survive the next decade?

Théo Boucart explores whether Belarus will look east or west in the coming years.

Friday 17 January 2020

The Grass is Ever-So-Slightly Greener in the Swiss Political Garden

The Swiss not only voted in their referenda; on 20th October, a general election for this chocolate-loving country also took place. Rarely has a vote seen such political chaos. Whilst some politicians still put their money on excluding immigrants, others finally sided with nature. Ultimately, (…)

Sunday 15 December 2019

UN Climate Change Conference 2019: Time to act

Stefanie Neufeld investigates what’s happening at the UN Climate Change Conference which has been taking place for the last two weeks in Madrid.

Thursday 12 December 2019

Europe stumbles in the Middle East

Destabilization in Syria destabilizes neighboring territories.

Friday 29 November 2019

Following five successful Eurovision performances, EU accession talks begin for Australia

Next stop for EU enlargement: Australia.

Thursday 31 October 2019

Under the magnifying glass: The EU’s leading role in international climate protection

The changing nature of international affairs In 2016, the European Union seemed to face a bleak horizon. Internally, it was experiencing the first ever ‘divorce’ of a member state. The United States, the EU’s closest post-war ally and economic partner, was about to see the election of Donald (…)

Thursday 3 October 2019

The case for a ‘responsibility to protect nature’

This summer’s wildfires in the Amazon rainforests and in Siberia were international news, and rightly so. Though the fires occurred in the territories of Russia, Brazil and a handful of other countries, we all breathe the same oxygen, and we all suffer when the world’s forests absorb less CO2. (…)

Monday 9 September 2019

Towards a real European foreign policy

After the fall of the Soviet Empire, the United States established a certain hegemony in the world for almost twenty years. The United States was the only super-power left on the globe and were able to effectively secure their national interest around the world, even if this meant intervening (…)

Friday 30 August 2019

European defence: advances were made, but where are they headed?

Since 2016, the European Union has changed its paradigm in the field of defence. But how can we give body and life to this Security and Defence Union? Only a true European defence project may ensure an overall coherence, and this will be the mission of the next Commission. After decades of (…)

Friday 10 May 2019

Europe 2050: the urgency of a ’power strategy’

The world is confronted by polymorphic phenomena such as the demographic transition, the internationalisation of migration, the rise of urbanisation and the global ageing of populations, while the effects of global warming may condemn large territories in the future. This unprecedented context (…)

Thursday 25 April 2019

PESCO, the pathway towards a common defence

The Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is the most recent proposal of the European Member States with regard to co-operation in military defence. Introduced with the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009, PESCO seems to promote and to promise at the same time, closer collaboration amongst EU member states with regard to military defence. It is a sensitive and thorny pathway because, in Manfred Weber’s words, the area of our own policies in defence (both from the economic and political point of view) is fundamental for our identity as a nation.

Monday 22 April 2019
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