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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 […]
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Don’t Join the NATO Summit Without Knowing Who You Are
“The most loyal allies of the United States”. For decades, that is what most European political and military leaders understood Europe’s role on the world stage to be. In my […]
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Technology & Participation as Tools to Support and Strengthen Resilient Democracies
On 23 May, the Hannah Arendt Network on Democratic Resilience and Renewal was launched with an inaugural conference at the Egmont Palace. This article provides an insight into the day’s […]
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Realigning Belgium’s Geostrategic Focus with its New Defence Capabilities
During the coming months and years, new defence capabilities will be arriving in Belgium. For example, the first F-35A fighter jets and MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles are expected to land […]