
The Implications of the European Union’s East-West Divide for the Future of European Integrations?
Many would consider the European Union’s enlargement policy as one of its most successful initiatives. The enlargement towards Eastern...

Mark Rutte’s imminent European Union leadership opportunity
Mark Rutte - also known colloquially as Teflon Mark - is a force to be reckoned with, both inside and outside the Netherlands. His...

The Implications of the French, German and Dutch Indo-Pacific Strategies for the EU's Asia Policy
In November 2020, the Netherlands became the third European country to issue an Indo-Pacific strategy, falling in behind France (May...

The Rise of the Far Right in Portugal and its European implications
For a long time, the Iberian Peninsula has been a bulwark against populism. However, during the last years it seems, that the...

Moscow Rules: Decentring Russian domestic and foreign policy
Russia's re-alienation from the West? In his speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in February 2007, Vladimir Putin openly...