Commentaries
Replacing the Belgian F16s is but a logical decision
Without armed forces, there are no instruments left when diplomacy fails. To be an effective instrument, all three forces (army, navy and air force) require a combat capability.
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Without armed forces, there are no instruments left when diplomacy fails. To be an effective instrument, all three forces (army, navy and air force) require a combat capability.
Cardiff has the potential to turn into a “great meeting”, if the focus is on forging a new and attractive narrative to underpin a solid transatlantic security relationship, in which […]
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In this article, Sven Biscop places the present crisis in Iraq in its regional context and argues that while Iraq was not initially Europe’s war the continent has a stake […]
Cyber-security and cyber-governance are increasingly shaping the international agenda, not least in the aftermath of the Snowden revelations and various cases of cyber-attacks from China and Russia.
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Europe’s social model is not a luxury, but a pillar of the peace project of European integration and a source of “soft power”. Time perhaps to start respecting our own […]
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In this article, Sven Biscop looks at President Obama’s recently announced ‘European Reassurance Initiative’ and its implications for European defence.
For the celebration of Egmont Institute’s 70th Anniversary, the Europe in the World Programme is holding a workshop : “Allies, Partners and Rivals – And European Strategic Autonomy”
Last year, the EU concluded an important exercise to better identify its foreign policy interests and how to pursue them, resulting in a document: the EU Global Strategy (EUGS). Among […]
08:45 Registration and Light Breakfast 09:15 Welcome by Partners Dr. Ian Lesser, Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Amb. Marc Otte, Director General, Egmont Royal […]
Egmont and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) have the pleasure of inviting you to the Brussels launch of the 2017 Military Balance, with Dr. Bastian Giegerich, Director of […]