Europe deploys towards a civil-military strategy for CSDP
Why does Europe develop the military and civilian capabilities that it does? Why does it undertake the military and civilian operations that it does? And why in other cases does […]
Why does Europe develop the military and civilian capabilities that it does? Why does it undertake the military and civilian operations that it does? And why in other cases does […]
The number and lethality of conflicts has been declining significantly since the end of the Cold War, but five new armed conflicts still break out each year. While costly peace-making, […]
General Perruche identifies which elements would be required to craft a strategy for the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy, and why in the EU this exercise is particularly difficult. […]
On 23 May, the Ministers of Defence of the EU27 will assess the first outcome of the “Ghent Framework” for pooling & sharing of military capabilities. While some defence establishments […]
In September 2010, the European Council discussed for the first time the European Union’s (EU) strategic partnerships, a foreign policy concept that was until then unknown to most people – […]
Commentaries
This short blog entry reviews the EU’s development and implementation of its so-called ‘strategic partnerships’. It summarizes the main findings of Egmont Paper 45.
Building on the success of the firs ttwo think tank dialogues, this third event will focus on challenges and opportunities for promoting economic security and openness through the implementation of […]
With the creation of the European Defence Fund and the EU’s institutional transition, increasing attention is turning to the role of EU institutions such as the European Commission in steering […]
The Egmont Institute Education & Training Programme is enthusiastic to cooperate for the second time with the German Police Academy of Brühl (North Rhine Westphalia) in the initial training of […]
The international community has been concerned with the question of how to prevent violent extremism for some time. Although the term resilience is a key objective and an organising principle […]