EU-Uganda relations: friction, change, or business as usual?
This brief analyses the multilayered frictions in the relations between the EU and Uganda. First, it shows how the funding of governance and human rights activities by the ‘West’ – […]
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Commentaries
A Holistic Vision of Remittances
The money that migrants send back home concerns everyone. Remittances have an impact on the GDP of the countries the money is sent to, contributing up to 30% in some […]
Why Belgium Needs a Cyber Command
On 19 October 2022, the Belgian Ministry of Defence declared the Initial Operating Capability of its new Cyber Command. Responding to the trend of states seeking competitive advantages in a […]
Commentaries
European Defence: The Full Package
As EU Member States are increasing defence spending and strengthening their armed forces, the role of the EU institutions is to push for those efforts to be coordinated, so that […]
Refining the EU’s Geoeconomic Approach to Trade Policy
The great powers are adapting their policies to a new geoeconomic context. When looking at the EU’s strongest external policy tool, trade policy, one could ask if the EU is […]
Times they are A-changin’: Africa at the Centre Stage of the new (II) Liberal World Order
Amid a renewed Global Power competition, Africa’s abundance of natural resources, its exponential demographic development, and the current expansion of militant Islamist groups in the region, increases its strategic importance […]