Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis. A Book Review
“The essence of ultimate decision remains impenetrable to the observer – often, indeed, to the decider himself…. There will always be the...
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...
V4’s Geopolitical Solidarity and its Limitations
By Piotr Marczyński ©Kafkadesk On the 19th of August, the presidents of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic issued a joint...
Russian Interests in the MENA Region
Local articulation of general interests Introduction Russia’s return as playmaker in the MENA region is a matter of consensus, albeit a...
Munich Security Conference: the opportunity to plead for a stronger Europe.
©Munich Security Conference Last February, at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), political leaders from all around the world met to...
"Defender Europe-2020"’s breakdown: large-scale NATO exercises may be disrupted by COVID-1
The NATO "Defender Europe-2020" maneuvers were supposed to be the largest military exercises in Europe over the last 25 years – and this...
The EU-Japan partnership: blooming hope for the world liberal order?
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder” is not your typical saying in international relations, a truism that the diplomatic history of...
