How Can Europe Shift from Back Foot to Front Foot?

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For the second consecutive year, the coal sector registered good results in 2018. Global coal demand continues to increase (+0.7% in 2018), reversing the trend observed in 2015-16. Coal accounted for 26% of global primary energy consumption, maintaining its position as the second-largest...
Operational command structures have always been able to adapt to the strategic context. However, they now face a new challenge: high intensity threats.
On June 26, French President Emmanuel Macron will make his first, what is deemed to be a long overdue visit to Japan, a year after his previous travels to Asia led him to China (January 2018), India (March 2018), and Australia (May 2018).
It is a classic exercise to imagine what today’s world would be like if all satellites were shut down. The exact consequences of such a scenario, which is not unlikely given the inherent vulnerability of space systems to natural, accidental and deliberate interferences, are however difficult...
The architecture of democracy is complex, coupling a legal framework to a social foundation that allows it to take root.
The war in Yemen has entered its fifth year, and the situation is more complex than ever.
To create a political shift that draws a line under conflict once and for all, it is not always enough to draft a democratic constitution and call elections.
Mauritania's political system displays certain democratic qualities that go some way to meeting international standards.
Elections are held on a regular basis in various African countries, but democracy is far from flourishing.