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.
Conference on the occasion of the publication of the book under the same title by Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop (Egmont & Ghent University) With the author, Prof. Dr. Jolyon Howorth […]
Political values have long informed the ways in which many European states and the EU itself approach China. But the way in which these values – in particular democracy, human […]
In September 2018, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy adopted a Joint Communication on connectivity. In it, the EU highlights […]
FULLY BOOKED Programme: Moderator: Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Egmont & Ghent University Speakers: Gunta Sloga, Executive director, Baltic Centre for Media Exellence, Riga Janis Sarts, Director at the NATO […]