Re-Empowering Belgian Foreign Policy
Belgium’s existing foreign policy framework was never designed to cope with the return of war and the decay of the rules-based international order. As a result, the country’s international position […]
Publications
Assessing the Causes of Strategic Realignment in Sahelian States
Since the agreement of the Millennium Development Goals, many of the international community’s foremost stabilisation efforts have unravelled, with cascading instability afflicting neighboring states. Multiple governments and political entities have […]
Making Sense of European Disunity on Nuclear Weapon Questions
The world is entering an era of nuclear disorder. Therefore, this article aims to examine the European engagement with nuclear weapon questions at the beginning of this disorder. The research […]
Mobility and Labour Dynamics after the EU Year of Skills: Are we Fit for the Future?
In 2023, an estimated 3 in 4 European employers struggled to find skilled employees. As the EU’s working-age population is expected to continue to decrease, existing gaps will become even […]
Three Factors are Behind the Recent Wave of Coups in Africa
Over the past few years, observers of African politics have grown used to images of badly lit TV studios, filled with officers in camouflage uniforms declaring an imminent take-over of […]
The Coffee Machine
A few years ago we acquired a shiny new coffee machine for the common room at the Egmont Institute. A beautiful piece of equipment, which produces a truly impressive noise […]