Commentaries
A Belgian army for European defence
Sven Biscop outlines a realistic but real ambition for the Belgian armed forces. The key though is long-term budgetary stability. This article is available in Dutch only. This commentary appeared […]
European defence / NATO
Publications
Time to think about a European Union operated airlift capability?
The European Council of June 2015 will assess concrete progress regarding its conclusions of December 2013 and provide further guidance in the most promising areas. This could be the right […]
Commentaries
Bluff poker of the Belgian Defense Staff?
In this article Jo Coelmont advocates the Belgian Defence staff is not playing any bluff poker as suggested in an article published earlier by the De Standard
Commentaries
CSDP: what is it good for?
Sven Biscop asks his readers to look back at and question the original raison d’être of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy.
The Arab spring in comparative perspective
Egmont’s Sven Biscop, with Stefan Borg (Swedish Institute of International Affairs), contributed the chapter on the role of the EU to this assessment of the Arab Spring, which was commissioned […]
Commentaries
CSDP: there is something there that was not there before
In the third concluding article in our “The CSDP: National Perspectives” series, Jo Coelmont argues that while ‘CSDP fatigue’ is in fashion a number of significant developments
Events
The global arms industry: new data, trends and global developments
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 […]
Industrial Defence Policies in Europe. Ambitions for the defence sector
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.
Foreign fighters in the Islamic Caliphate: What can the EU do?
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 […]
Maritime security – The potential for further cooperation between the EU and NATO
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 […]