Commentaries
European defence after Brexit: Flying on one engine?
Come midnight on the eve of Brexit, British tanks will not turn into pumpkins, nor battleships into watermelons. But will Britain still play an active role in security and defence […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
Commentaries
Optimism and rearmament
At the start of the new year, Sven Biscop desperately tries to remain optimistic. This article also appeared in a Dutch version in De Morgen on 27 December 2016.
Europe and China’s New Silk Roads
The purpose of this report is to provide a comparative perspective of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative (OBOR), as seen from the various European Union (EU) member states. It covers the […]
External publications
Debate: What are the real prospects for strengthened European defence?
Sven Biscop and Julian Lindley-French go in debate for the magazine NATO Review on what Europeans must do more to strengthen Europe’s security and defence in a challenging geopolitical environment.
Commentaries
IS-held territory will be reconquered – and then?
If Europe cannot engage as a security actor in its own neighbourhood, it will be locked out of the region.
Permanent Sovereign COoperation (PESCO) to underpin the EU Global Strategy
The EU now has a full-fledged Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy – and defence. Just in time. The EUGS includes a clear political level of ambition as well […]