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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 […]
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Bargaining Chips: The Gilded Tech Triangle of Riyadh, Silicon Valley and Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump is visibly in his element when surrounded by gilded palaces, ornate fountains, and absolute monarchs. His bond with the Gulf States—particularly Saudi Arabia—goes beyond mere aesthetic affinity or […]
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From Belgium to Estonia, and Back
At the start of 2024, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Estonia is building bunkers, Belgium is ordering a study on the possibility of arming drones.” The contrast in defence […]
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Trump Takes on the Fed and Weakens the Geopolitical Position of the US
The serious confrontation between the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, and the White House, over the consequences of the tariffs policy for the economy of the US, […]