Commentaries
The attacks in Paris and Brussels demonstrate a strategic shift for ISIS. Instead of focussing narrowly on territorial conquest in Syria/Iraq, the group has centrally and carefully planned a terror campaign […]
Commentaries
The terrorist attacks in Paris, on 13 November, and the unprecedented terror alert in Brussels over the past days have raised a number of interrogations, in Europe and beyond, on […]
Commentaries
Brussels woke up with a terror hangover this Monday morning. The threat level remains at its highest level (level 4),
Commentaries
The crises in Europe’s neighbourhood seem to get worse by the day. The recent decision by Russia to intervene in Syria, supposedly to fight against DAESH has raised new questions […]
Commentaries
Many observers are speculating about Putin’s strategy in Syria. This commentary argues that Vladimir Putin’s military intervention is driven by five key objectives, with domestic, local,
Commentaries
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).