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Defence Industries Revived
Europe still does not have adequate hardware. And Europe still expects its soldiers and sailors and airmen to make do, deploy, co-operate at the drop of a hat – and […]
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Towards a Geopolitical Green Deal
With an agreement within the Council and the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is just one plenary vote away from adoption by the […]
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Stalin’s Shadow: Putin’s Response to the Moscow Terrorist Atrocity
The reprehensible and abhorrent act of terrorists targeting innocent civilians deserves condemnation wherever it occurs in the world. This condemnation extends to the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in […]
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Flemish Procurement Policy and the case of Van Hool: Undermining European Industrial Sustainability
Early January, vehicle producer Van Hool – once a Flemish industrial crown jewel – missed out on a tender for 92 electric buses ordered by the Flemish public transport company […]
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For Better or For Worse
It took Belgium two world wars to understand that its international and territorial security could only be guaranteed through alliances and unions with like-minded nations. Since the end of the […]
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Mass Matters: Understanding Russia’s Military Conduct and the Threat it Poses
On February 17, 2024, Avdiivka, a key Ukrainian stronghold situated on the Eastern frontline in the Donetsk region, fell under the control of Russian armed forces. *****