Brazil and the EU: between balancing and bandwagoning
If relations between India and the European Union (EU) are a marriage of convenience, Brazil and the EU seem like a long-standing couple. The two partners continue to share strong […]
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Why EU strategic partnerships matter ?
The pursuit of so-called strategic partnerships between the EU and a selected range of important countries owes less to a clear-sighted masterplan than to the travails of the EU to […]
After the China-EU summit: reaffirming a comprehensive strategic partnership
On 14 February 2012, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hosted the China-EU summit in Beijing with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. The summit […]
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Smart pooling for shared defence
The aim of the Ghent Initiative, or pooling and sharing, is to do more with less. in European Defence Matters (EDA), Issue 1, 21 May 2012, pp. 48-50. (Photo credit: […]
The Reassertion of the United States in the Asia-Pacific Region
The article discusses U.S. involvement in the Asia-Pacific region, with particular focus given to efforts to increase diplomatic and military presence. The importance of relationships with U.S. allies in the […]
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Continuïteit van instabiliteit: de verkiezingen in de Democratische Republiek Congo
An analysis of the current political developments in the DRC. The electoral process of 2011 was a clear indication of the fragile nature of the Congolese state,where progress in stabilisation […]