Pooling & sharing: from slow march to quick march?
On 23 May, the Ministers of Defence of the EU27 will assess the first outcome of the “Ghent Framework” for pooling & sharing of military capabilities. While some defence establishments […]
Europe in the World
Publications
De wereld na Bin Laden
The death of Osama Bin Laden is a good new. But his role in Al Qaeeda was out since 2004(in Dutch) in De Standaard, 3 May 2011. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
The treachery of strategies: a call for true EU strategic partnerships
In September 2010, the European Council discussed for the first time the European Union’s (EU) strategic partnerships, a foreign policy concept that was until then unknown to most people – […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXIV, Issue 2 (2011)
– The EU’s comprehensive approach to security: a culture of co-ordination?, Magriet Drent – The EU, NATO and the Lisbon Treaty: still divided within a common city, Simon Duke – […]
Commentaries
The treachery of strategies
This short blog entry reviews the EU’s development and implementation of its so-called ‘strategic partnerships’. It summarizes the main findings of Egmont Paper 45.
The European Union: time to further peace and justice
The EU has become increasingly engaged in peace processes, which is welcome. This engagement has often been through the European Union Special Representatives (EUSRs), and had tended to be ad […]