Commentaries
Civil-Military Imbalance in the Sahel
In less than a year, the Sahel region has experienced two coups, one coup attempt and something that now looks like a ‘coup within a coup’, firmly putting civil-military relations […]
Commentaries
In less than a year, the Sahel region has experienced two coups, one coup attempt and something that now looks like a ‘coup within a coup’, firmly putting civil-military relations […]
Much ink has been spilled calling upon Europeans to do more for their defence in the context of the transatlantic relationship. “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything […]
Belgium has never had a National Security Strategy: a single strategic vision outlining how to safeguard its national interests from external threats and challenges and to prevent the exploitation of […]
EU Member States have agreed on a grand strategy, the 2016 Global Strategy (EUGS). However, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), where Member States define the EU’s foreign, security and defence […]
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NATO is a unique alliance – not only because of its longevity (it turns 72 this year) and its bloodless victory in the Cold War (since its opponent crumbled from […]
The confluence of Joe Biden’s election to the White House, the likely ramifications of the pandemic for defence budgets, and unfolding EU and NATO strategic reflection processes offers a window […]
POSTPONED Conference on the strategic autonomy of the EU, with Pierre Delsaux (Deputy Director-General, DG Defence Industry and Space, European Commission), Lieutenant-General Rudy Debaene (National Armaments Director, Belgium), and Georges […]
The recording of this event is available here. In March 2020 the European Commission adopted a series of initiatives in order to restore Europe’s leadership in industries that will be […]
If you wish to see again the keynotes, roundtables and workshops delivered during this Conference, you can watch them all on demand! Click here. As part of the European […]
This integrated course on request of MFA is regularly organized by the Egmont Institute with support of the Belgian Federal Police and the Ministry of Justice. It aims at consolidating […]