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Three plus one: a military level of ambition for Europeans
In this fourth contribution in a five-part series on defence and the EU Global Strategy, Alexander Mattelaer looks at transatlantic burden-sharing and European defence.
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In this fourth contribution in a five-part series on defence and the EU Global Strategy, Alexander Mattelaer looks at transatlantic burden-sharing and European defence.
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In this second article in a five-part series on the place of defence in the future EU Global Strategy, Bastian Giegerich looks at European military capability development and future conflict.
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In this first of a five-part series on the place of defence in the future EU Global Strategy, Jolyon Howorth makes the case for a more realistic strategic review based on […]
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Participating in a potential peacekeeping or capacity-building operation in Libya will put extra pressure on Belgium’s defence budget – and on its forces. An opportunity perhaps to re-think the presence […]
Studia Diplomatica
Articles The implications of Eurasian Integration for the EU’s relations with the countries in the post-Soviet space , by Laure Delcour, Hrant Kostanyan, Bruno Vandecasteele and Peter Van Elsuwege The […]
This article reviews the scope and depth of the European Union’s cooperation on security issues with key global powers, i.e., its so-called ‘strategic partners’.
‘Europa moet zijn lot echt in eigen handen nemen. De tijden dat we volledig konden vertrouwen op anderen zijn voor een stuk voorbij.’ Deze opmerkelijke uitspraak van Angela […]
Since the beginning of 2015, a series of destabilizing events, from terrorism to a migration crisis without precedent, have shaken Europeans even in their daily lives. We are left with […]
Chair: Rik Coolsaet Speaker: Peter Mandaville
International politics is not about charity, but about the pursuit of interests. That seems self-evident, but to the European Union it wasn’t. For a long time the EU closed its […]