Commentaries
The Unprofessional Russian Soldier
Stuck in the middle between past and future, the Russian army struggles with a manpower paradox as it is simultaneously too big and too small. It is too big to […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
The Russian Soldiers’ Question Revisited
The Russian authorities apply an “algorithm of lies”, the Russian armed forces have become a sealed organization, and tactical information about Russia’s war in Ukraine is fragmented and unreliable. Hence, […]
Preventing the Critical Minerals Crisis
From fighting climate change to limiting dependencies on systemic rivals – radically shifting towards a green economy has become a strategic imperative to secure European autonomy, prosperity, and security. The […]
Commentaries
War Aims
Faced with the brutality of Russia’s war, the emotional urge to do more to help Ukraine is fully understandable. But emotions are a bad strategic counsellor. The European Union and […]
Commentaries
The World Order Holds – For Now
Does the Russian invasion of Ukraine herald the end of the world order? The same was said in 2008, when Russia waged war against Georgia, and in 2014, after its […]
Tanks versus Banks: Russian Military versus EU Geoeconomic Power
War is an instrument of policy. Those who lose sight of the policy objectives, or keep shifting them, rarely do well in war. The European Union and its Member States […]
Events
Memory Wars: The Use and Abuse of History in Great Power Politics
Nation states seek to legitimize historical narratives in order to promote a shared and continuous identity. These national narratives meet and collide in the global arena, shaping a country’s international […]
Mini-lateralism The tale of two mini-lateral formats: BENELUX and VISEGRAD4
European Union Member States have always had the tendency to work together on several policy issues if their interest coincided, despite any other political differences they might have over time. […]
India in International Politics 1947-2022
Egmont, the Embassy of India, and the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences have the honour of welcoming you at a conference on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of […]
The Arctic: challenges are growing, cooperation is at risk. What now?
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube The seminar is dedicated to the state of Arctic cooperation in light of the current geopolitical developments. We would like to […]