The ‘Arab Spring’: winter of our discontent?
With a lack of money and the departure of the United States, how can Europeans manage their turbulent neighbourhoods, particularly to the south and south-east? in Ideas on Europe – […]
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Post-interventionist or new responsible? Europe as a security provider
The reigning mood in Europe certainly appeared to be ‘post-interventionist’. With the end of a long drawn-out and inconclusive deployment to Afghanistan finally in sight and with defense budgets under […]
Sven Biscop contributed the country chapter Belgium in Strategic cultures in Europe
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable […]
Sécurité internationale: que fera l’Europe?
C’est sur la base d’intérêts identifiés et de responsabilités assumées que les Européens peuvent imaginer leur action militaire collective pour sécuriser leur voisinage, protéger leurs intérêts, notamment maritimes, et participer […]
Europe and the Arab Spring: four seasons in one day
The Arab Spring is happening in spite of the European Union, not thanks to it. That fact calls for a serious reappraisal of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) towards our […]
European defence in times of austerity: are budget cuts a threat or an opportunity?
European countries’ defence budgets are shrinking under the pressure of the spending reviews, in contrast with a global defence expenditure that is on the rise and the multiplication of common […]