An industrious European Council on defence
The December 2013 Council meeting set in motion a number of important “roadmaps” for defence-industrial policy in Europe. Now the member states, the European Defence Agency and European Commission need […]
The December 2013 Council meeting set in motion a number of important “roadmaps” for defence-industrial policy in Europe. Now the member states, the European Defence Agency and European Commission need […]
Defence matters. This is the opening sentence (probably the shortest ever) of the conclusions of the December 2013 European Council. And that matters too. (Photo credit: Irish Defence Forces, Flickr)
Main Political Message: Defence Matters. It’s about Europe’s place on the world stage and the overall expectation that Member States ought to achieve the autonomy to launch crisis management operations, […]
Commentaries
Will the EU summit on 19 December 2013 be seen as a milestone in the development of our Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), similar to the St. Malo meeting […]
Does Europe still have an ambition in defence beyond that of its academics, i.e. to write papers about it? When the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, put […]
Other publications
This volume brings together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to examine the significance of 9/11 for the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance over the last decade. Blending […]
On the occasion of the publication of The Military Balance 2019 of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS, London), Egmont has the pleasure of inviting you to an expert seminar […]
Conference on the occasion of the publication of the book under the same title by Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop (Egmont & Ghent University) With the author, Prof. Dr. Jolyon Howorth […]
After many years of comparative neglect, the outlook for Belgian defence policy is undergoing a sea change. Responding to rapidly evolving security environment and in keeping with the 2016 Strategic […]
FULLY BOOKED Programme: Moderator: Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Egmont & Ghent University Speakers: Gunta Sloga, Executive director, Baltic Centre for Media Exellence, Riga Janis Sarts, Director at the NATO […]