Raiders of the lost art: strategy-making in Europe
Have Europeans lost the art of making grand strategy? In a reflection process initiated by Sweden, Poland, Italy and Spain, they are invited to rediscover it and draft a “European […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
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The UK and European Defence: leading or leaving?
The UK, with France, initiated the European, today Common, Security and Defence Policy (ESDP/CSDP) in 1998–9. A strong consensus on the need to address capability shortfalls, which the UK accepted […]
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Permanent structured cooperation light: less formal, not less necessary
The complex nature of the security challenges and the rampant global financial crisis has not left the realm of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) unaffected. Amidst these unstable conditions, […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXV, Issue 3 (2012)
– EU trade policy and the European Security Strategy. Speaking the same language in different worlds, Jan Orbie, Lotte Drieghe and Fabienne Bossuyt – A “force for good”? External images […]
The EU’s sanctions against Syria: conflict management by other means
Since May 2011, the EU has launched one of its most far reaching and sophisticated sanctions operations in support of the protests against the current regime in Syria. The present […]
Actualiteit Syrië: “Do something General!”
Op het ogenblik dat dit artikel wordt geschreven, lijkt de crisis in Syrië af te stevenen naar een zoveelste hoogtepunt. Er wordt gevochten in de hoofdstad Damascus en in Aleppo. […]
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The politico-military dynamics of European crisis response operations
As Western powers contemplate armed intervention in Syria, their proficiency in translating raw military power into political effect is key. Can past experience in designing multinational campaigns still teach us […]
The EU and China: Partnering for the future
Panel discussion, preceded by a behind-closed-doors roundtable, with representatives from most EU member states. programme China (Photo credit: PMorgan, EveryStockPhoto)
Think Global – Act European. Thinking strategically about the EU’s external action.
Presentation of the Report directed by Elvire Fabry, Senior Research Fellow, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute. Report Think global – Act European
Europe’s southern neighborhood
Conference, DAY 1: Understanding Political Islam: Views From Within – Programme & registration, DAY 2: MENA in Transition: Players, Plans, and Positions. Programme (Photo credit: Norman Einstein, Wikimedia Commons)