China Shifts Direct Investment: Toughening Australian Regulations Have their Impact
The impact of Chinese direct investment in Australia on Australian sovereignty has become an issue with…
Read More »Brexit and Future UK-EU Relations
The of end of March deadline under UK invocation of Art. 50 of the EU Lisbon…
Read More »Monitoring Foreign investments in Europe : Filling the Gap
The European Union’s adoption on March 21st of a new “framework for the screening of foreign…
Read More »President Erdogan Resets Turkey’s Course: The Role of the S-400 Issue
When I visited Turkey last year, it was clear in discussions in Istanbul with journalists and…
Read More »Indian Army’s African Exercise
The Indian Army is about to conclude its ten-day inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise with 17…
Read More »President Macron Continues on His European Course: While Yellow Jackets Continue to Sting
EU leaders should reopen the treaties after the European Parliament (EP) elections in May to tackle…
Read More »The Munich Security Conference Report 2019: An Evaluation
The recent Munich Security Conference was held shortly after I left Germany and provides a useful…
Read More »The Munich Security Conference: The European Blame Game
This year’s Munich security confrence provided a look at the strategic positioning of key Western players…
Read More »European Defense
Europe was never a full partner in its own defense. The very question—Will Europe ever fully…
Read More »The Signing Of The Aachen Franco-German Treaty: Towards More or Less European Defense Integration?
Recently, the leaders of France and Germany have signed a new treaty in the city of…
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