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 […]
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 […]