India and The EU in 2024: Where to Next?
In this multi-election-year both the Indian Government and the European Parliament will soon face their respective voters. Relations between the EU and India, two powerful actors on the world stage, […]
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China, Sovereign Internationalism, and Silent Pragmatism
Until the early 1990s, transnational institutions of which the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (SU) were the respective epicenters were formed. Sovereign nation states transferred increasing amounts of […]
China, the West, and the Rest: Who is Enjoying the Shadow of Whom?
On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Beijing announced that seasoned diplomat Wang Yi would return to his function as head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post he had held […]
Strengthening the Political Credibility of NATO Extended Nuclear Deterrence
Due to Russian nuclear signaling during its war against Ukraine, there is renewed interest in strengthening nuclear deterrence in a Euro-Atlantic context. The changes in the agreed language in the […]
From Carrots to Sticks, to Carrots Again? The EU’s Changing Sustainable Trade Agenda
Although sustainability criteria include references to human, social and labour rights as well as broader environmental concerns, this policy brief will focus on measures related to carbon emission reduction in […]
China and Geopolitics as Ontology
Human beings are storytellers; stories form the cultural framework that gives sense to their behavior and existence. Nations, likewise, “are guided to act in certain ways, and not others, on […]