EU and NATO Strategy: A Compass, a Concept, and a Concordat
A concordat is an agreement between the church authorities and the state that regulates the activities of the former on the territory of the latter. Since both European Defence and […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
Breaking the law of opposite effects: Europe’s Strategic Autonomy and the revived Transatlantic Partnership
The post-Cold War transatlantic relations have been marked by something akin to the law of opposite effects. When the relationship is vibrant, Europe’s defence cooperation stagnates. When the relationship is […]
The EU and Russia: A New Foreign Policy for the “Carcass”?
Without any irony: the decision of High Representative (HR) Borrell to go to Moscow in early February was courageous and correct. The discussion on EU-Russia relations at the Foreign Affairs […]
External publications
No peace under the Shea tree – Climate change & conflicts in the Sahel: Debunking the myths
In-depth research into the alleged nexus betweenclim ate and security has found that claims of adirect correlation between the two cannot besubstantiated.It is incapable, unwilling orpredatory state institutions instead thatcontribute […]
For a New NATO-EU Bargain
NATO and the European Union (EU) are both engaged in a continuous cycle of adaptation, witness in 2021 the NATO 2030 process on the NATO side, and the Strategic Compass […]
Expanding the Reach of the Special Forces with a Gender-Mixed Deep Development Capability (DDC): Identifying Challenges and Lessons Learned
Driven by the need to adapt to a changing security environment, the Belgian Special Forces Group has developed a new gendermixed capability in 2020, including female soldiers in the operational […]