Commentaries
From Belgium to Estonia, and Back
At the start of 2024, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Estonia is building bunkers, Belgium is ordering a study on the possibility of arming drones.” The contrast in defence […]
Europe in the World
Publications
External publications
Terrorist Threats Outside of Warzone: Clashing Narratives, Foreign Information Manipulation & Influence, and Post-Truth
The illegal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine (IRWAAU) produced a number of valuable lessons in how terrorism might evolve in the Cognitive Domain, and possible associated kinetic and non-kinetic […]
Europe’s Strategic Imperative: Advancing Sustainability for Global Stability
Europe’s long-term security depends not only on military strength, but also on global stability shaped by sustainable development and effective multilateralism. From the outset, Donald Trump’s second presidency has placed […]
Commentaries
Trump Takes on the Fed and Weakens the Geopolitical Position of the US
The serious confrontation between the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, and the White House, over the consequences of the tariffs policy for the economy of the US, […]
Commentaries
To Strengthen Defence and National Security: Complete the Capital Markets Union
Defence superiority, national security and economic and financial security are linked now more than ever through technological innovation. Dual-use technologies good for peaceful uses, such as communications, can also be […]
External publications
Cooperation in an Era of Confrontation: The Case of the Benelux Arms Control Agency
Both nuclear and conventional arms control guardrails are eroding, and the risk of great power confrontation is growing. Subsequently, middle and small power cooperation on arms control can be beneficial […]