The coordination problem in European defence planning
First published at IISS. The European Union has taken several steps since 1999 to achieve its so-called ‘headline goal’ for defence coordination: the ability to create and deploy a […]
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Post-Cotonou EU-Burundi relations: the need to maintain international pressure to tackle ongoing human rights violations
Since its independence, Burundi has been the theatre of violence and human rights violations that have left the population severely traumatised. A small landlocked country in central Africa, its internal […]
Geopolitical impact of the US exit from Afghanistan on the conflict in Syria and in the Middle East
The US final exit from Afghanistan and the trouble it created among allies, mainly because of the conditions under which it happened, continue to impact the strategic agenda of stakeholders […]
Come on, Biden, Let’s Talk!
The Organisation does not like this idea. You know what the Organisation expects from you. This is the message that NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg sends to certain European capitals about the […]
Seven steps to European Defence, Transatlantic Equilibrium, and Global Europe
Panta rhei – everything flows (Heraclitus). Once again, geopolitics is in transition, and a new crossroads is being approached. While we already knew that global leadership is beyond any single […]
Readiness as a Mission: Implications for Belgian Defence
Readiness reflects the ability of the armed forces to accomplish their assigned tasks in time. Like many European counterparts, Belgian Defence disposes of some high readiness assets, but is lacking […]