An EU security strategy: an attractive narrative
in today’s ever more complex world, a European Security Strategy (ESS) is needed to preserve our European values and interest, our European way of life –and the Union as such. […]
Europe in the World
In a world that is largely driven by competition and rivalry (and partnership, yet) between great powers, understanding the Grand Strategy of each of these powers is crucial. So is developing a Grand Strategy for the EU itself. An EU that acts as one, as one pole of the multipolar world on a par with the other powers, is the only way to safeguard the way of life that the Member States of the EU have chosen, based on democracy, the free market, and equality.
Power cannot be divided: a global player must have political, economic, as well as military power. To that end, the Europe in the World Programme analyses the diplomacy and defence of the US, China, and Russia, and of the EU, NATO, and their members. We also focus on geoeconomics, researching Open Strategic Autonomy and the Global Gateway as key EU instruments, as well as the geoeconomic approaches of the other powers.
Defence policy is our third main axis of research, with a particular focus on European defence and its interaction with NATO, but also on nuclear deterrence and the deterrence of hybrid threats. Throughout all three research axis, we devote special attention to the role of Belgium, including notably the development of its own National Security Strategy and diplomatic and military capabilities.
Publications
On to Chicago: Enter the European Union
At the NATO Summit in Chicago a first assessment of the Alliance’s Smart Defense initiative is expected. As the European Union is invited, the first results of its Pooling & […]
The EU-India summit: on the threshold of change
The EU-India partnership is entering a new phase. The frequency of bilateral meetings and consultations was increased prior to the EU-India summit held in New Delhi on 10 February 2012. […]
Why America needs European Strategy
An indispensable (though not in itself sufficient) condition for any Atlantic Alliance capability project to work is that the United States contributes, with money, personnel, and equipment. Then the European […]
External publications
En quête de stratégie : l’UE et les partenariats stratégiques
La consolidation de l’Union européenne en tant qu’acteur régional sur la scène internationale se réalise dans un contexte mondial mouvant: celui de la montée en puissance de la Chine, de […]
As the EU said at the NATO Summit
The May 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago will see the first results of the new attempt to make Europeans more capable militarily. Having decided last December on projects addressing some […]