Air dominance was the strength of Western military powers from the early 1990s until the mid-2010s. The proliferation of air defence systems, notably Russian S300 and S400 missile systems, has […]
The “Strategic Compass” is one of the most discussed initiatives related to EU security and defense during Germany’s ongoing Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second […]
Other publications
Enhancing the employability of Europe’s armies turns on the creation of permanent multinational force packages, with national brigades serving as the building blocks. Read this paper on Taylor & Francis: […]
The debate about the division of labor between the European Union (EU) and NATO has been ongoing ever since the former was created in 1993. Much more sensitive than the […]
Commentaries
To strengthen multilateralism in their own neighbourhood, Germany and the EU should pursue connectivity strategies with their Eastern and Southern neighbours. These could create the links between the EU’s neighbours […]
It is fair to assume that at least one out of three readers of this paper have at some point in their life accepted to join a group of friends […]
Egmont has the pleasure of inviting you to an evening conference on the occasion of the publication of Egmont Paper 75. With the author, Prof. Dr. Rik Coolsaet, Ghent University […]
Egmont, the Royal Higher Institute for Defence and the International Institute for
Conference with Prof. Barry Posen (MIT). As the focus of American strategy is pivoting from Europa to Asia, the question is what the implications are for the European security architecture. […]
Conference with Prof. Dr Jolyon Howorth (Yale) on the occasion of the publication of the second edition of his Palgrave book: Security and Defence Policy in the European Union.