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From “Peacekept” to Peacekeeper: Seeking International Status by Narrating New Identities

By Nina Wilén,

24 May 2022

This article examines how post-conflict states attempt to increase international status by transforming their identities from “peacekept” to “peacekeepers.” It focuses on the discursive side of identity construction and increases […]

  • Africa,
  • Central Africa,
  • Other African regions,

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The Unprofessional Russian Soldier

By Joris Van Bladel,

20 May 2022

Stuck in the middle between past and future, the Russian army struggles with a manpower paradox as it is simultaneously too big and too small. It is too big to […]

  • EU and strategic partners,
  • EU strategy and foreign policy,
  • Europe in the world,

Egmont papers

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The Russian Soldiers’ Question Revisited

By Joris Van Bladel,

19 May 2022

The Russian authorities apply an “algorithm of lies”, the Russian armed forces have become a sealed organization, and tactical information about Russia’s war in Ukraine is fragmented and unreliable. Hence, […]

  • EU and strategic partners,
  • EU strategy and foreign policy,
  • Europe in the world,

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The Intervention Question: Lessons to Learn from Europe’s Military Presence in the Sahel

By Nina Wilén,

12 May 2022

The Takuba Task Force, set up in March 2020, is a coalition of European special forces units with the aim of fighting against terrorism alongside the Malian army and the […]

  • Africa,
  • Other African regions,

European Policy Briefs

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Preventing the Critical Minerals Crisis

By Mart Smekens, Tobias Gehrke,

10 May 2022

From fighting climate change to limiting dependencies on systemic rivals – radically shifting towards a green economy has become a strategic imperative to secure European autonomy, prosperity, and security. The […]

  • Energy and climate,
  • EU and strategic partners,
  • EU economic affairs,
  • EU strategy and foreign policy,
  • Europe in the world,

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War Aims

By Sven Biscop,

9 May 2022

Faced with the brutality of Russia’s war, the emotional urge to do more to help Ukraine is fully understandable. But emotions are a bad strategic counsellor. The European Union and […]

  • EU and strategic partners,
  • EU strategy and foreign policy,
  • European defence / NATO,
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