Commentaries
Time to restore conventional deterrence-by-denial
We are on the very brink of a new Cold War. Hybrid War has kept Western analysts in awe although it is highly unlikely that it would be successful against […]
Commentaries
We are on the very brink of a new Cold War. Hybrid War has kept Western analysts in awe although it is highly unlikely that it would be successful against […]
The concept of ‘radicalisation’ is now firmly entrenched at the heart of European and global counterterrorism. But 12 years after its introduction, it remains ill-defined, complex and controversial. It is […]
“We, the political leaders of the EU member states, in order to ensure the security of our citizens and to resolve more effectively and more efficiently the common problems we face at
This collective endeavour, published by the EU Institute for Security Studies, outlines five possible future scenarios for European defence. The aim is to develop plausible and coherent descriptions of what […]
As Europe confronts a rapidly deteriorating security environment, policy-makers are turning to their elite soldiers to save the day. This Security Policy Brief makes the case for setting up a Special Operations Command within […]
Commentaries
International experts and journalists have resorted to Belgium-bashing and finger-pointing. They call Belgium a “failed state,” our police and intelligence services “incompetent.”
Egmont has the pleasure of inviting you to an evening conference on the occasion of the publication of Egmont Paper 75. With the author, Prof. Dr. Rik Coolsaet, Ghent University […]
Egmont, the Royal Higher Institute for Defence and the International Institute for
Conference with Prof. Barry Posen (MIT). As the focus of American strategy is pivoting from Europa to Asia, the question is what the implications are for the European security architecture. […]
Conference with Prof. Dr Jolyon Howorth (Yale) on the occasion of the publication of the second edition of his Palgrave book: Security and Defence Policy in the European Union.