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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.
Conference – Speech of Dr Jean Pascal Zanders – Speech of Ms Annalisa Giannella, Council of the EU | Summary, (Photo credit: Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Flickr)
– Speech by Minister Armand De Decker, –Speech by Mr Karel De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium,
Conference. Speeches (Photo credit: jihadi terrorism, EgmontInstitute )
Conference – Programme, Keynote address by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Keynote address session 2 by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Harald Kujat, (Photo credit: […]