Gisteren werd de Nederlandse 🇳🇱 #Defensienota voorgesteld. Wat valt op? Focus ligt op NAVO-doelstellingen; EU defensie krijgt beperkte aandacht (vnl. defensie-industrie); vredeshandhaving duidelijk naar het achterplan door nadrukkelijke focus op afschrikking. Meer details:🧵👇

In this brief John Karlsrud & I are arguing that the multilateral system either needs to reform adapting to new realities or risk becoming deinstitutionalized with more ad hoc coalitions & club governance replacing international institutions. Global Observatory theglobalobservatory.org/2024/09/the-mu…

The consequence of more informal cooperation and coalitions is the deinstitutionalization of multilateral institutions, we argue in this piece published today on Global Observatory Malte Brosig NUPI EU Navigator 🧭 theglobalobservatory.org/2024/09/the-mu…

📢CSP is calling for proposals for a special issue to be published in 01/2026 * Your proposal speaks to contemporary issues of security policy? * The papers (about 9-10) are clearly related to each other + will be ready for submission Feb/2025? Apply! 👉 contemporarysecuritypolicy.org

It's that time of the year again: we just launched the CSP Journal call for proposals for a special issue to be published in January 2026 (articles go online end of 2025 already). As usual, we promise a swift and constructive review process! Proposal deadline: 15 Nov. 2024 👇

I spoke to BBC News Africa's Audrey Brown about our new Crisis Group briefing on women's experience of Islamic State influence in western Niger 👇 (from 9:45) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

If you are interested in the full analysis and recommendations, read it here: crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel/n…

🚨new publication What explains Ethiopia’s neutral stance in the Russia-Ukraine war? Sizo Nkala argues that the answer is 🇪🇹 reliance on Russian arms + diplomatic cover at the UN in the context of the Tigrayan conflic 👉tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…