Commentaries
Putin is not such a brillant strategist
Putin may be a master tactician, but a sober analysis of the outcome of some of his recent decisions show him to be an apprentice strategist (in Dutch).
EU and strategic partners
Publications
Commentaries
An eventful summer (Syria and the teething of Europe)
This summer was not your typical summer. Among the many events that made the news, two events proved particularly dramatic for Europe: the continuous influx of refugees from war-torn countries […]
Commentaries
Strategic partnerships: a new toolkit for business and statecraft
Two major deals were concluded last June, one between Alibaba and Unilever, and the other between Australia and Singapore. What is common between them? Their labelling: both deals are called […]
Commentaries
BRICS: An alternative order in construction (Summit takeaways)
The leaders of the emerging world met last week in Ufa, Russia, on the occasion of the BRICS and SCO summits. This short comment highlight the main takeaways from these meetings […]
External publications
Partnerships for effective multilateralism? Assessing the compatibility between EU bilateralism, (inter-)regionalism and multilateralism
This article investigates the notion of ‘lateralisms’ and how various modes of engagement (namely bilateralism, regionalism and multilateralism) relate to one another. It begins with a careful analysis of the […]
Putin in Africa
This Africa Policy Brief analyses why Russia’s renewed Africa policy is an extension of its political ambition to build strategic control over energy networks. African leaders insist that dealing with […]