Issues Around the War in Ukraine
We are a small informal group of academics, think-tankers, and former EU and national officials* brought together by the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations to reflect on the issues […]
Publications
Commentaries
From Belgium to Estonia, and Back
At the start of 2024, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Estonia is building bunkers, Belgium is ordering a study on the possibility of arming drones.” The contrast in defence […]
External publications
Countering Extremism in West Africa: What Options Are Left?
Over the past decade, Western and multilateral security interventions in the Sahel have failed to stabilize the region, while national and local efforts, particularly in Mali and Burkina Faso, have […]
Stepping up Engagement in the Sahel: Russia, China, Turkey and the Gulf States
Over the past five years, since the latest wave of coups began in 2020, states in the Sahel have strategically realigned and shifted external partnerships. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger […]
External publications
Terrorist Threats Outside of Warzone: Clashing Narratives, Foreign Information Manipulation & Influence, and Post-Truth
The illegal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine (IRWAAU) produced a number of valuable lessons in how terrorism might evolve in the Cognitive Domain, and possible associated kinetic and non-kinetic […]
Europe’s Strategic Imperative: Advancing Sustainability for Global Stability
Europe’s long-term security depends not only on military strength, but also on global stability shaped by sustainable development and effective multilateralism. From the outset, Donald Trump’s second presidency has placed […]