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 […]
Do Europeans and Chinese share the same threat perceptions? Do they share views on how to respond to these threats? And, above all, do they cooperate to address regional and […]
The Egmont Institute organises a small roundtable to discuss key strategic issues in the EU and China. This roundtable aims to bring together some Chinese and European scholars, in order […]
Informal Roundtable Discussion with Prof. Dr. Makoto IOKIBE, former President of the National Defence University of Japan, currently President of the Kumamoto Prefectural University
Over the past few years, the European Union has been facing ever-increasing security challenges in its immediate neighbourhood. From the Arab Spring, to the Malian crisis, the Ukraine, and the […]