Commentaries
No prevention without defence
If one does not prevent conflicts from escalating, one will have to suffer the consequences, as with the refugee crisis today. At given times military interventions are the indispensable catalyst […]
Commentaries
If one does not prevent conflicts from escalating, one will have to suffer the consequences, as with the refugee crisis today. At given times military interventions are the indispensable catalyst […]
Other publications
In this article, published in Global Affairs, the new journal of the European International Studies Association (which he co-edits), Sven Biscop proposes ideas on Europe’s military level of ambition and […]
Commentaries
The recent annual EU-Japan summit (29 May) confirmed progress in the parallel negotiations over a free trade and a political agreement. It also confirmed the EU’s willingness to deepen and […]
Is “hybrid” about to replace “comprehensive” as the favourite container notion of the Brussels foreign policy community? They might not be so different, in fact. Both a hybrid and a […]
Commentaries
During Prime Minister Abe’s state visit to Washington, Japan and the United States made international headlines after revealing renewed joint defence guidelines that no longer
Studia Diplomatica
Articles The growth of transatlantic security cooperation by Frédéric Mérand and Ruben Zaiotti A strategic assessment of NATO’s SMART defence and its implication for Canada by Ian Wood
On the occasion of the launch of the new SIPRI data on the international arms industry, the Egmont Institute, the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and […]
High level conference which gathers key actors from both civilian and military backgrounds to exchange ideas and discuss the future of the security and defence policies in Europe.
The Royal Institute for International Relations invites you to a high level conference on Thursday October 23, 2014 from 18:30 to 19:30: Foreign fighters in the Islamic Caliphate: What can the […]
The maritime domain and its security environment is complex, rapidly evolving and increasingly unpredictable. It has significant impact on global security and influences upon commerce, transportation and energy supply. Maritime […]