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Moldova’s Election: A Victory Brings Dual Challenge
On 28 September 2025, Moldova, a former Soviet republic and EU candidate since 2022, held a parliamentary election that was more than a routine vote in Chisinau. The victory of […]
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The Future of Europe: Another Historic Moment?
On 10 September 2025, in her much-anticipated State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a stark message: Europe is locked in a struggle to safeguard […]
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The Cost of Forgetting Africa in Security Strategy
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, European defence ministries have been firmly focused on responding to the emanating threat from the east. That is an understandable prioritization […]
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Migration: Give the Pact a Chance
The European Asylum Agency’s organization of the first State of Asylum Conference in Malta on 18 June and the Commission’s publication on 11 June of the ‘State of play on […]
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The European Ocean Pact: Laying the Groundwork for an “Ocean Union”?
The European Ocean Pact, adopted by the European Commission in June 2025 and presented at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, is the most comprehensive EU initiative on ocean […]
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Identifying the Broader Lines and Connecting the Dots in the Current DRC Crisis
In June, the Egmont Institute for International Relations co-organized a conference with Johan Borgstam, the EU Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, and his team. This commentary draws on […]