Commentaries
Is the DR Congo a Lost Cause?
I stepped down as the UN Special Representative in the Congo a dozen years ago. My departure from the DRC coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Congo’s independence. *****
Publications
Commentaries
Energy Policy Ideas for the next European Commission
The next European Commission faces the crucial task of navigating a sustainable and secure energy future. The need for affordable, secure, and sustainable energy sources is more pressing than ever. […]
External publications
Values and Interests in Response to Coups
Despite the EU’s aim to stabilise the Sahel, the political and security situation in the region has deteriorated amid the current wave of coups. Research on coups has singled out […]
Rethinking Geopolitical Strategies: from Conflict Management to Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
The Gaza war, the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Yemeni civil war, the Syrian civil war, and the Nagorno-Karbach conflict, to name a few conflicts on the edges of Europe, have […]
External publications
The Collapse of Western Influence in West Africa Points to Wider Problems
As Russia displaces the West across West Africa, NATO members must examine how they plan to compete. Operation Newcombe, expanded in 2019 to include the deployment of a British reconnaissance […]
External publications
Keeping it Together? Realpolitik and Solidarity in a Multipolar World
The structure of world politics does not change that often, and not that fast either. It has, in fact, been the same for three decades now, and recent events have […]