The Strategic Compass: Entering the Fray
The Strategic Compass for the EU’s security and defence policy, to be adopted in 2022, must generate immediate action. The best way of ensuring that is to prepare new capability […]
The Strategic Compass for the EU’s security and defence policy, to be adopted in 2022, must generate immediate action. The best way of ensuring that is to prepare new capability […]
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The military intervention in Afghanistan was a near complete success. Or it would have been, had the US pulled out as soon as it was satisfied that its initial objective […]
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On the eve of the National Day, Sven Biscop reflects on Belgian Defence: budget, capabilities, and above all, people. This article was also published in De Morgen. (Photo credit: […]
The evolving security environment will demand more involvement and commitment from Belgian Defence, for which it is not yet sufficiently prepared. There is a need to develop a more proactive […]
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A band of hardliners with a shopping list: that is how we came across after the debate in the media and in the defence committee of the Belgian Federal Parliament […]
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Before his trip to Europe, President Biden spoke of its purpose as “rallying the democracies”. But international politics is not just a clash between the democrats and the dictators. Indeed, […]
Working Breakfast (restricted audience) with H.E. Dr. Miomir Zuzul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Conference with M. Rogelio Pfirter, Directeur général de l’Organisation pour l’interdiction des armes chimiques – Speech, (Photo credit: ICANW, Flickr)
Presentation of the IRRI-KIIB document and debate with L. Michel, J. Solana, Vte E avignon, Prof. R. Coolsaet. (Photo credit:Rockcohen, Wikimedia Commons)
Conference (restricted audience) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, E. Kukan – Report. (Photo credit: European Parliament)