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Understanding the conflict in Western Sahara
The little-known but long-running conflict in Western Sahara made it into the headlines in Europe recently, when Morocco weaponised migration in Ceut…
4 years, 7 months ago
How the EU should respond to Belarus
Last Sunday, Belarus intercepted and diverted a commercial flight between two EU capitals to arrest a dissident. This, alongside the stagnation of th…
4 years, 7 months ago
The politics of catastrophe with Niall Ferguson
Catastrophe and disaster have been a frequent phenomenon throughout the history of mankind, coming in different forms. So how is it then that, despit…
4 years, 7 months ago
China’s strategic approach to the Western Balkans
China’s formalised, seemingly nonchalant, attitude towards the Western Balkans masks a surprising nimbleness and strategic intent. In the past decade…
4 years, 8 months ago
The prospects for EU-India relations ahead of the Leaders Summit
The EU is India's largest trading partner; India, in turn, is only the EU’s tenth largest trading partner. And despite the two often having expressed…
4 years, 8 months ago
A foreign policy for a Green Germany
While Germany’s long-ruling centre-right parties continue to offer more of the same, the Greens have recently emerged as a serious contender in the r…
4 years, 8 months ago
Towards stability: A new concert of powers
Our system is not fit to deal with the challenges of the 21st century. This has been laid bare not just by the covid-19 pandemic, but also by the inc…
4 years, 8 months ago
Between war and order: What has shaped Europe’s geopolitics?
Diplomacy and war have both been part of human history, but neither are stagnant concepts. Different conceptions of the global order influence policy…
4 years, 9 months ago
Multilateralism after covid-19
Now that the world is entering a new phase of fighting the covid-19 pandemic, there is a renewed chance for working better together - and the Europea…
4 years, 9 months ago
How the Turkey-UAE Rivalry is remaking the Middle East
Despite the asymmetry in their size, population, and military prowess, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been engaged in a decade-long r…
4 years, 9 months ago