External publications
Beijing has become more explicit in weaponising trade dependencies through export controls, particularly in critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs). Europe now faces a structural dilemma: how to reduce […]
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 […]
Commentaries
Belgium has long been recognised as a committed and experienced actor in European integration. Its federal structure, administrative expertise, and strong presence in Brussels have traditionally enabled the country to […]
Something is becoming impossible to ignore: wherever you look today – the skies above eastern Ukraine, the Persian Gulf, the plains of Burkina Faso – drones are reshaping the logic […]
External publications
The NPT Review Conference in May 2026 promises to be a battle between competing narratives about the evolution of the global nuclear order. This CSDS In-Depth Paper provides observers and […]
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 […]