Commentaries
Will Trump’s decision on Iran end Europe’s servility?
If anyone doubted the need for an autonomous European foreign policy, Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal must have convinced them. The EU and […]
European defence / NATO
Publications
L’Europe de la défense : donnons une chance à « PESCO »
En activant la Coopération structurée permanente (CSP, mieux connue sous le sigle anglais PESCO), la France, avec l’Allemagne, a repris sonrôle moteur de l’Europe de la défense. Va-t-elle le soutenir […]
Terrorism and counterterrorism in Europe in 2017
The terrorist threat remained critical in Western Europe throughout 2017 and continued to be dominated by jihadi terrorism. 16 attacks struck eight different countries, while more than 30 plots were foiled. This […]
Belgian Defence in 2018: Regeneration time?
The Belgian defence budget for 2018 increases by a factor of 4.7 in commitment credits. Not only does this allow for offsetting the significant investment shortfalls of the previous years, […]
Commentaries
PESCO: Good News for NATO from the EU
Good news: the US and, in its wake, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, are getting concerned about the EU’s defence plans. Those should not lead to a duplication of NATO, nor […]
Brexit, Strategy, and the EU: Britain takes leave
The 100th Egmont Paper deals with an issue that, unfortunately, provides little cause for celebration: the impact of Brexit on European diplomacy and defence. Unless, as Sven Biscop argues, a […]
Events
The European Defence of Europe?
In view of Donald Trump’s statement during the US election campaign that “NATO may be obsolete”, it seems that High Representative Federica Mogherini was prescient when writing the objective of […]
NATO’s Warsaw Summit and Beyond
The NATO Summit in Warsaw in July will be one of the key events of the strategic year 2016. And yet, we already know now that not all key issues […]
UK Referendum : Risks, Challenges and Perspectives
The question whether the UK will remain in the EU or leave it one of the most daunting challenges that European countries will have to face this year. The aim […]
Ensuring deterrence against Russia: The view from NATO’s front-line states
Russia’s military actions in 2014 and 2015, particularly in Crimea, Ukraine, and Syria, have upended expectations among NATO members about their security and the future course of NATO-Russian relations. In […]