More union in European defence
This report of a CEPS Task Force, including Egmont’s Jo Coelmont, aims to provide the High Representative with the narrative and the proposals to strengthen defence cooperation in the EU. Ultimately, […]
This report of a CEPS Task Force, including Egmont’s Jo Coelmont, aims to provide the High Representative with the narrative and the proposals to strengthen defence cooperation in the EU. Ultimately, […]
Commentaries
In this short commentary, Thomas Renard evaluates the necessity, desirability and feasibility of an EU Army, as recently called by Jean-Claude Juncker. Published on Reshaping Europe
A year ago, IS (also known as Daesh) announced the establishment of a new ‘caliphate’. Egmont has the pleasure of presenting the updated edition of Rik Coolsaet’s Egmont Paper What […]
Other publications
Egmont is proud to announce the publication of the very first issue of Global Affairs, a brand new journal published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the European International […]
The Belgian Minister of Defence, Steven Vandeput, appointed a 14-member “wise pen team” to reflect on the future of the Belgian armed forces. All contributions, including that of Sven Biscop,
Commentaries
In this article Sven Biscop argues that it is futile to put troops on the streets of European capitals when the real battle against ISIS needs to be fought at […]
‘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 […]