From Excellence to Scale: Strengthening Belgium’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
When the European Commission adopted in June 2026 the Chips Act 2.0, it proposed a shift in the rules of the game for all actors. Nowhere is this more evident […]
Security Policy Briefs
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A Periphery Without a Core: The Mecca Agreement and Europe’s Absence from the Middle East
The Middle East and the Gulf have long been a priority area for European strategy. The geopolitical imperative is evident: not only does the region itself contain key resources; it […]
The End of “Returning to the Past”: Trump in China and Lessons for Europe
From 13 to 15 May 2026, US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China. It was his second state visit to the country after his 2017 trip, and […]
The Gulf Between Europe and Strategic Reality
Why does Europe have no impact on the war in the Gulf? Nor even on the diplomatic efforts to settle the war? Europeans could have mounted a collective operation to […]
From Deal to Rules: An EU Offer for TRIPP and Middle Corridor Governance
In August 2025, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have never established diplomatic relations, initialled a peace agreement at the White House. It was the most significant step towards normalising relations since […]
A Grand New European Security Strategy
When a basic assumption of one’s strategy is no longer valid, one writes a new one. That is the case of Europe today: we assumed that the United States would […]