NATO: The Damage Is Done – So Think Big
For seventy-six years, NATO tried to prove Lord Palmerston wrong. Now it turns out that he was right after all: “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual […]
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Semiconductors and Statecraft: Belgium’s Role in Europe’s Technological Sovereignty
Abstract Belgium’s global role in semiconductors hinges not on scale but on control of a strategic chokepoint: upstream innovation. With imec at its centre, Belgium functions as Europe’s semiconductor R&D […]
From Syria to the Black Sea: Containing Russia, Partnering with Turkey?
The outcome of the Russo-Turkish power competition in Syria will impact the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. This, in turn, will impact the outcome […]
Come and (Re)discover China: Staunchly Patriotic, Sincerely Religious, and Eager to Further Engage with the World
While elderly women and men are happily singing and dancing on the shores of Hangzhou’s famous West Lake, grandparents are taking their grandchildren out for a stroll and a boat […]
Tanks Versus Pensions? How European NATO Countries Fund Defence and What Belgium Can Learn
“On average, European countries easily spend up to a quarter of their national income on pensions, health, and social security systems, and we need only a small fraction of that […]
EU Strategy 2025-2029: We Have the Instruments, Now Set the Objectives
The EU is very creative at designing and putting to use instruments. Think of how the European Peace Facility (EPF) became the tool to support Ukraine’s war effort. Other instruments […]