Master of Arts (MA) · Brussels School of Governance
Xavier Heck is a Policy Officer at Belgium’s Permanent Representation to the EU. He holds a Master’s in Diplomacy and Global Governance (Brussels School of Governance) and a Bachelor’s in European Studies (Maastricht University). His research focuses on EU external action, relations with the Global South, and international climate governance.
European foreign policy should deepen cooperation with democratic middle powers to strengthen international law, economic resilience, and collective security through a strategy of principled realism amid intensifying great-power competition.
How can the EU build strategic autonomy and relevance in a multipolar world without isolationism? Strategic autonomy must shift from self-reliance to mutual resilience through inclusive, horizontal partnerships with the Global South. An inclusive approach strengthens EU competitiveness, legitimac…
