Books
Europa: strategie voor een wereldmacht
In de tweede helft van 2010 neemt België het Voorzitterschap van de Europese Unie over, op een cruciaal moment. Nu het Verdrag van Lissabon eindelijk in werking is getreden, kan […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
NSS Review: Europe given short shrift
Is the European Union (EU) – or even its Member States – still a key ally for the US? Is the transatlantic alliance in decline? in New Atlanticist, 3 June […]
EU strategic partnerships: evolution of a concept, from Amsterdam to Lisbon
This article proposes an overview of the evolution of the concept of strategic partnerships, from its origins to the September 2010 extraordinary European Council meeting focussed on this topic.
External publications
The European Union as a security actor: cooperative multilateralism
If the term ‘Cooperative Security’ is rarely used in European Union (EU) parlance, it is at the heart of the EU’s approach to security as expressed in its 2003 European […]
A new security architecture for Europe? Russian proposals and western reactions part II
Part II of the Security Brief on the Russian proposals for a New Security Architecture for Europe focuses on the Russian drafts for a “European Security Treaty” and for an […]
The EU as a global actor in a multipolar world and multilateral 2.0 environment
This paper discusses a number of long-term global trends that are likely to affect the ambition of the EU to be a global actor. Being or becoming a global power […]