Commentaries
Yes, NATO is obsolete
An Alliance whose credibility mostly depends on a single member cannot be maintained. Only an autonomous Europe can define its interests and choose with whom it can cooperate to defend […]
Publications
Commentaries
Three blows for the Kenyatta government
It was not a good week for the Kenyatta government. Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed’s campaign for the African Union Commission Chair did not pay off, Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) failed […]
Commentaries
Europe’s post-Brexit retrenchment
After many years of British advocacy of an outward-oriented EU, the prospect of Brexit threatens to leave the continent more introspective and less engaged in world affairs than ever before. […]
Oratio pro PESCO
Everybody is talking about Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) – will we finally do it now? And will we get it right? For if PESCO is activated only to launch initiatives […]
Commentaries
What if Mrs May had a strategy for Brexit, and her divided opponents had not?
A few observers objected to my presentation of the Brexit negotiation as finally not so complex. As a matter of fact, the thesis was that this negotiation would have some […]
External publications
A strategy for Europe’s neighbourhood: keep resilient and carry on?
While external and regional powers are engaged in fierce geopolitical competition in Europe’s neighbourhood, the EU itself wants to focus on building up the resilience of its neighbours. Not only […]