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Rather no government of technocrats
The “De Morgen” Newspaper chose Sven Biscop as defence minister in a hypothetical government of technocrats for Belgium. But Belgian and EU policy needs to become more political, not more […]
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The “De Morgen” Newspaper chose Sven Biscop as defence minister in a hypothetical government of technocrats for Belgium. But Belgian and EU policy needs to become more political, not more […]
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“What should the EU do?” This is how most, if not all, policymakers in the Belgian foreign ministry react when a crisis occurs in, say, Ukraine or Syria. But as […]
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Sven Biscop outlines a realistic but real ambition for the Belgian armed forces. The key though is long-term budgetary stability. This article is available in Dutch only. This commentary appeared […]
In this Security Policy Brief Jo Coelmont examines the challenges Belgium is facing at present. On the one hand there is the declared political objective to henceforth provide its defence […]
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The last major review of Belgian foreign policy dates back to the 1990s. Enough has changed at the global, European and Belgian level to warrant a new critical reflection. On […]
Other publications
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable […]
L’Institut Egmont, l’UCL et UGent ont le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence sur la politique étrangère de la Belgique, au Palais d’Egmont le 13 décembre. Het Egmont Instituut, UGent […]
Training for diplomats from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Oman and Yemen. With the participation of Belgian diplomats for the three days in mediation training.
After many years of comparative neglect, the outlook for Belgian defence policy is undergoing a sea change. Responding to rapidly evolving security environment and in keeping with the 2016 Strategic […]
The Dubai International Communication Programme started on October, 15th 2018 in Brussels. It is the first communication training programme dedicated to members of the ‘Dubai International Media Committee’, organised by […]