EUnity of command – The planning and conduct of CSDP operations
With the aim of contributing to the debate about the agenda of the forthcoming Polish Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2011, in November 2010 Egmont organized […]
With the aim of contributing to the debate about the agenda of the forthcoming Polish Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2011, in November 2010 Egmont organized […]
Recurrent and systematic underin-vestment (or inadequate management) results in capability shortfalls, that can only be compen sated by ‘outsourcing’ to Private Mili tary Companies. While the use of private companies […]
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in De Morgen, 15 Sept. 2010. (Photo credit: Pixabay)
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More than 20 years ago, the world took a decisive step to ban nuclear tests forever: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signature. The Treaty foresees a definitive […]
Clingendael and Egmont address the defence industrial implications of the EU’s recent defence initiatives. (Photo credit: By Stefan Sundkvist [CC BY 2.0 ], Wikimedia Commons)
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