Commentaries
From the new G20 to a new multilateral order
Entering a new decade with a new Treaty, the EU now possesses more tools to adapt and cope with an increasingly complex, multipolar and interdependent world. Of course, the Lisbon […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
A need for strategy in a multipolar world: recommendations to the EU after Lisbon
The Lisbon Treaty now having entered into force, it is time for the EU to get back to work and more specifically to focus on its foreign policy. In a […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXII, Issue 4 (2009): The external dimension of the EU Sustainable development strategy – Proceedings of the conference held in Brussels on 28 January 2009
?Theme 1 : The link between climate change, finance for sustainable development and human and environmental security in developing countries and the adequacy of EU assistance to developing countries – […]
A BRIC in the world: emerging powers, Europe, and the coming order
The world is changing. It is becoming increasingly multipolar with the emergence of China, India, Brazil, and with the resurgence of Russia – forming the so-called BRIC. The world is […]
Other publications
Strategisch partnerschap tussen de EU en de BRICs: waar is de strategie?
in Internationale Spectator, Oct. 2009 – 63(10), pp. 514-516. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
The EU’s strategic partnerships with the BRIC: where’s the strategy
in BEPA Monthly Brief, issue 29, Sept. 2009, pp. 6-8. (Photo credit: Egmont Institute)
Events
The counter-terrorism paradox: how local partners help and hinder international cooperation
Roundtable with Stephen Tankel, associate professor at American University and author of “With Us and Against Us” (Columbia University Press, 2018). In today’s inter-connected world, practically every aspect of counter-terrorism […]
Give PESCO a Chance
Many European politicians and officials have marked Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) as a breakthrough in European defence cooperation. Many think tank experts and other observers have been somewhat more sceptical. […]
Towards a world without nuclear tests : Fulfilling the promise
More than 20 years ago, the world took a decisive step to ban nuclear tests forever: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signature. The Treaty foresees a definitive […]
European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference – Protecting and Projecting Europe
The ‘European Union in International Affairs’ (EUIA) Conference provides a major forum for academics and policy-makers to debate the role of the EU in the turbulent realm of international affairs. The […]