Landry Charrier

President Macron’s remarks on Taiwan and the immediate reactions by policy-makers and commentators felt like a déjà vu. While he wanted to talk about the importance of European strategic autonomy, his partners understood equidistance and turning away from the US. Not that the timing was bad. A few hours earlier, China had launched a large-scale military maneuver off Taiwan with the aim of testing the sealing off of the island state. A clear message from President Macron would have strengthened France's position in the Indo-Pacific and drawn attention to the key point of his interview of early April. But things turned out differently. The speech he gave two days later in The Hague was drowned out by the never-ending criticism related to his earlier remarks on Taiwan. Yet, his earlier remarks laid the foundations for a European economic doctrine that deserves more substantial attention and more discussion. Unfortunately, this did not happen either.

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Stefaan de Rynck 'Inside the deal: How the EU got Brexit Done'

Nicholas Startin

Seven years on from the 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, Brexit continues to divide opinion on both sides of the channel. There have been a multitude of books, mostly written by UK based academics and journalists, that have looked to unpack and explain the UK electorate’s decision to vote to leave the EU. Explanations for Brexit have been wide-ranging as scholars have poured over the minute detail to try to explain how the ‘no’ vote could possibly have happened. They have included the impact of the historic Eurosceptic legacy in the UK; the failure of the EU to embrace the reform agenda; the strengths and weaknesses of the referendum campaigns themselves; the prevalence of ‘demand-side’ conditions in particular immigration; as well as ‘supply-side’ explanations such as the short and long-term role played by the British media.

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NATO as an organization and Allies have made significant progress in developing PoC policies and guidance. However, it is less clear how prepared the Alliance is to implement and mobilize its PoC approach in a future crisis.

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