Time to end the ‘Copenhagen Syndrome’
Thomas Renard assesses the implications of the “interpolar” world that was on display at last December’s global climate conference in the Danish capital. This article was also published in French, […]
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The impact of global warming on the geopolitics of the Arctic. A historical opportunity for Russia?
Climate change will cause major physical, ecological, economic, social, and geopolitical adjustments. Arctic melting is providing new opportunities, not only to the five littoral states, but also to other major […]
Recente strategische ontwikkelingen m.b.t. België’s resterende kerntaak
De huidige situatie inzake tactische kernwapens is vergelijkbaar met 1988. Ook vandaag leidt de spanning tussen politieke ontwikkelingen en bureaucratische inertie tot vragen inzake opportuniteit en militaire nut van dit […]
An EDA as ambitious as the Lisbon Treaty
in EDA Bulletin, Issue 13, Feb. 2010, pp. 6-7. (Photo credit: EEAS, Flickr)
Fearing a ‘shiite octopus’. Sunni – Shi`a relations and the implications for Belgium and Europe
During the last five years, and more specifically since the US invasion of Irak, different Sunni policy makers and religious actors have ventilated their concern for what they see as […]
Un climat de terreur : impacts potentiels du changement climatique sur le terrorisme
Cet article distingue deux grandes catégories d’impacts. D’une part, le changement climatique aura une influence probable sur un certain nombre de facteurs généralement décrits comme les « causes » du […]