Niger: Attacks Within and Without
On August 29, Niger’s airport in the capital Niamey came under attack for the third time this year. The first two attacks were carried out by two different jihadist groups, […]
Publications
Russia’s Hybrid Campaign: A Test of Europe’s Unity and Deterrence
Russia’s hybrid campaign is testing Europe’s ability to remain united under pressure. This matters beyond the grey zone: how Europeans respond today will shape Moscow’s expectations of whether Europe will […]
Welcome address by the New Director-General Bart Ouvry
It is an honor to join the Egmont Institute at this moment in time. We live in what some call a ‘geopolitical era’, and this makes the Institute into a […]
A Decade of EU Support to the G5 Sahel: A Critical Assessment of the EU’s Security Assistance Toolkit
From 2013 to 2023, the European Union was a key player in Sahel security. This crisis-ridden region was chosen as a testing ground for a new comprehensive European approach, mobilising […]
BRICS and the Price of Consensus
On 12 September, the BRICS leaders adopted a 140-paragraph declaration by consensus. Until 2024, BRICS consisted of five countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, […]
China in the Arctic: Separating Risk from Rhetoric
For the past several years, European debate about China in the Arctic has been caught between strategic concern and incomplete evidence. China calls itself a ‘Near-Arctic State’, operates polar research […]