by Betty Wehtje | May 12, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security, Great Power Politics
The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has abruptly transformed the political landscape in not only Europe, but also the world. In Scandinavia, political tensions are high as both Finland and Sweden are discussing the future of their security policies and potentially...
by Tom Peeters | Apr 15, 2022 | Geopolitics, Great Power Politics, Policy Brief, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
China’s Options in the Ukraine War: Bandwagoning with Russia or Being a Real Mediator by Tom Peeters April 15, 2022 | 12 min read Introduction Fukayama described the end of the Cold War as the completion of the ideological evolution of humanity and claimed...
by Kurt Engelen | Apr 13, 2022 | Great Power Politics, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Research, War and Conflict
Depuis l’annexion de la Crimée, l’OTAN et l’UE peinent à trou- ver la juste réponse face au regain d’agressivité de la politique étrangère russe. En dépit de sa condamnation unanime de l’agression, la classe politique occidentale n’a jamais été à même de forcer la...
by Saban Yuksel | Apr 6, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics, Great Power Politics
A bit of a History The EU’s first strategy document, European Security Strategy, dates back to 2003, in the wake of the longstanding Cold War. Penned at a time of enormous hope, prosperity and an absence of a global rival, the EU’s self-confidence is reflected...
by Tom Peeters | Feb 14, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security, Great Power Politics, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
Russian Objection to the Enhanced Relationship Between NATO and Ukraine The mobilisation of more than one hundred thousand Russian troops around the border of Ukraine rings an alarm for the transatlantic Alliance. The growing relationship between Ukraine and NATO and...
by Yunus Erbas | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary, Great Power Politics
On 14 May 2021, China became the second country to have successfully landed a rover on Mars after its Zhurong spacecraft touched down on the surface of the red planet. Zhurong (祝融), carrying the name of the “god of fire” in ancient Chinese mythology, was the sixth...