The future of Belgian defence: horizon 2030
The Belgian Minister of Defence, Steven Vandeput, appointed a 14-member “wise pen team” to reflect on the future of the Belgian armed forces. All contributions, including that of Sven Biscop,
The Belgian Minister of Defence, Steven Vandeput, appointed a 14-member “wise pen team” to reflect on the future of the Belgian armed forces. All contributions, including that of Sven Biscop,
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In this article Sven Biscop argues that it is futile to put troops on the streets of European capitals when the real battle against ISIS needs to be fought at […]
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This short commentary draws some parallels between the Ukrainian crisis today and the Iraqi intervention in 2003, notably with regard to internal European divisions and the need for a ‘strategic […]
Is the world becoming multipolar or will it remain unipolar? Analysts disagree, but it might be that this does not matter too much and that we better skip polarity terminology altogether.
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In this article, Sven Biscop argues that Ukraine should not be armed by Western powers for fear of escalating the crisis. He makes a plea for a diplomatic resolution to […]
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Daniel Fiott draws conclusions from the lecture series on the future of European geostrategy, which Egmont and the Institute for European Studies of the VUB organized last fall. All 10 […]
Twelve European countries have joined the European Intervention Initiative, which was launched by French President Macron in September 2017. The ultimate aim of EI2 is to develop a shared strategic […]
Seminar on the occasion of the centenary of Belgian-Finnish diplomatic relations & of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Why did the US pursue, from the perspective of Structural Realism, an underactive grand strategy towards China in 1991-2011, but a more optimal strategy in 2011-2018? In a very permissive […]
One of the most rapidly developing nations of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is an extremely promising market for the European Union. There is huge potential for trade in both directions across […]