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 […]
The Arab Spring, which has brought hope to a generation that has rejected authoritarianism and corruption, has affected, to a different degree, all countries of the Arab world. Internal political […]
The Institute for Economics and Peace was founded in 2007 by Mr Steve Killelea. The IEP is an international think tank dedicated to building a greater understanding of the interconnection […]
This event will critically look at the European views on NATO and CSDP. Between two major international meetings, panellists will raise questions about the future developments of these two defence […]
In December 2013 the European Council will address, in the words of its President Herman Van Rompuy, the state of defence in Europe. The Institute for European Studies and Egmont […]