What does the rest of the world expect from the EU?
The Council of Councils is an initiative led by one of the biggest US think tanks, the Council on Foreign Relations. It connects leading foreign policy institutes from 24 countries around the world in conversation on issues of global governance and multilateral cooperation. CEPS is the only Belgian think tank taking part in the network […]
Why it’s businesses (and not the European Commission) that need to ensure sustainable supply chains
It’s the same old story – when push comes to shove, no one wants to pay, especially for sustainability. We want more sustainable practices, production and supply chains but there are few who are willing to actually open their wallets for such a cause. In the last few weeks several actors have urged the European […]
With the Harris-Trump battle in full swing, the EU must take the future of the transatlantic relationship into its own hands
After last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC), Europeans may start studying the polling data coming out of rural Pennsylvania or Michigan to gauge their fate. While recent polling suggests President Biden’s decision to pass the torch has provided a much-needed boost to the Democrats, that doesn’t negate the real possibility of a second Trump presidency. […]
With Incredible India, one should always expect the unexpected
The 2024 Indian elections brought an unexpected resurgence of a real multiparty democratic system. With its 1.4 billion people, India is certainly the largest democracy in the world, and the EU, buoyed by the election results, should continue to actively engage with India as a major partner – in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Prime Minister […]
Strengthening Europe’s democratic identity and security in a more autocratic world
Much attention is rightly being paid to the well-documented tendencies in most of the world’s regions for autocracy to have been gaining some ground in the last two decades at the expense of democracy. Europe has not been immune from the impact of the several megatrends and profound systemic shocks that seem to have been […]
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