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We, the Boomers
The international system is in crisis: it has entered a period of rapid change, the outcome of which is uncertain. The European Union is not in crisis, but it must […]
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Moody Mutiny or Coup Attempt in Niger? Military Junta Faces Internal Threat from its Own
The night between Friday 28 and Saturday 29 August 2026, Niger’s airport in the capital was attacked for the third time this year. Contrary to the previous two times, when […]
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Beyond Crisis Management: Next Generation EU and the Future of European Solidarity
The European Union has always advanced through crises, but each crisis has also exposed the ambiguities surrounding one of the Union’s founding principles: solidarity.
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The Ankara Summit: It’s Trump’s NATO – Europe just lives in it
Participants at last week’s NATO summit were presented with brand new revolvers, courtesy of Turkish President Erdogan, and a not so new question: How to safeguard European security with NATO […]
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The Tervuren Museum Mining Archives: Mystery Unveiled
On 17 July 2025, a cooperation agreement on mining projects (rather than an MoU) was concluded between the DRC Ministry of Mines and the private society KoBold Metals, including an […]
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From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific and Back: Strategic Possibilities for the EU and India
Mounting evidence suggests that the present US administration has decided to abandon the American Indo-Pacific Strategy of the last decade. Instead, Washington seeks to come to terms with China in […]