China in the BRICS
This book chapter provides with an analysis and a wealth of data on the origins and emergence of the BRICS as a political club, with a specific attention on the […]
Publications
Permanent structured cooperation light: less formal, not less necessary
The complex nature of the security challenges and the rampant global financial crisis has not left the realm of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) unaffected. Amidst these unstable conditions, […]
Macroeconomic conditionality in cohesion policy: added value or unnecessary burden?
Macroeconomic conditionality has become one of the major elements in discussions on the future of EU cohesion policy. Such conditionality would make the cohesion budget dependent on EU economic governance […]
The European Union in the G20
The EU is generally considered the 20th member of the G20. It is different from its counterparts in the sense that it is not a national entity. In addition, it […]
Results, regrets and reinvention: Premier Wen’s last China-EU summit
Europe has been Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s key foreign policy priority during his two terms and ten years in office. After he took over China’s premiership from Zhu Rongji in […]
Formal political structures, resources and the Ugandan army: military entrepreneurialism in the Ugandan-Congolese borderland
In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim […]