Commentaries
Can corona cure our superiority complex?
A superiority complex is hard to cure. Nobody in Europe is longing for a return to empire (well, nobody in continental Europe, at least). Most Americans still pretend they never […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
Commentaries
Act as if it does not matter who wins
Of course it does matter very much. The proof is that although the title does not say so, every reader knows that this will be a piece about the US […]
The future of the Transatlantic Alliance: not without the European Union
The debate about the division of labor between the European Union (EU) and NATO has been ongoing ever since the former was created in 1993. Much more sensitive than the […]
Commentaries
Use connectivity to strengthen multilateral cooperation in the EU’s neighbourhood
To strengthen multilateralism in their own neighbourhood, Germany and the EU should pursue connectivity strategies with their Eastern and Southern neighbours. These could create the links between the EU’s neighbours […]
Commentaries
An Alliance of Democracies: with the US or for the US?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for an “a new grouping of like-minded nations, a new alliance of democracies” against China. The US has raised this idea before: […]
Other publications
In the desert or at sea? Securing Europe’s Southern flank
Europe’s strategy for its southern flank is patchy, its military presence is limited, and its American ally appears to be leaving. Europeans need an overall security strategy for the region, […]
Events
African Intra and Inter-continental Migration during COVID-19
Watch the recording of this webinar on YouTube. African migration in the 21st century has become a global topic for debate, dispute and increasingly, policymaking. While Europe has reacted with […]
16-20 Nov. Introductory course to Belgium, for French-speaking diplomats recently arrived in Brussels
The Egmont Education & Training team is proud to announce the upcoming “Introductory course to Belgium” for French-speaking diplomats who have recently arrived in Brussels. The course, which is an […]
Exchange of expertise in view of the presidency of the African Union by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Early 2021, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take over the rotating Presidency of the African Union (AU). At the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of […]
Webinar: Belgium in the Security Council: experience after 20 months
With Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN in New York until July 2020 Under the United Nations Charter, the Security Council has primary responsibility […]