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In the shadows of the great power struggle between the United States, China, and Russia—with India and the European Union at one remove—impactful developments are unfolding among not-so-great but increasingly relevant powers. More specifically, events in and around Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel are having a major impact, not least on the great power struggle itself.…
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By Johan Van Overtveldt & Dieter Van Esbroeck After Peronism dominated Argentine politics for decades, Javier Milei came to power in 2023 with a libertarian reform agenda amid a severe economic crisis. Argentina, once among the world’s richest countries, has struggled for decades with stagnation, inflation, and repeated debt crises. Milei responded with sweeping “shock…
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On June 22, 2026, I hosted a policy seminar in cooperation with VOKA, Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce. During the event, reports were presented on Europe’s dependence on critical raw materials and the growing trade tensions between the EU and China. The reports can be consulted via the references below. Here are my reflections on China’s…