Commentaries
Du G2 au G20
On l’a vu à Copenhague, l’UE n’est pas capable de jouer à la realpolitik avec la Chine ou les USA. Comment arriver à un “ordre multilatéral” où l’UE ne serait […]
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
Key partners and shared interests. The European convoy needs strategic guidance for fleet action
In his recent speech at the College of Europe, Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, likened the EU to a convoy of 27 ships, each flying both […]
Of Greeks and Romans: the EU, US and security strategy in a multipolar world
The US rightly has great expectations of the EU, especially now that the Lisbon Treaty has entered into force. Washington should not hesitate to encourage the more Atlantic-oriented EU members […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXIII, Issue 1 (2010): European Foreign and Security Policy after Lisbon
– Two logics, one treaty: the Lisbon Treaty and EU foreign policy in Brussels and at the UN, Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Anne Degrand-Guillaud – Russia as an aspiring power […]
Terroristen zijn amateurs
in De Standaard, 17 Feb. 2010. (Photo credit: Egmont Institute)
A Grand Strategy: does it matter in the real world?
In Egmont Paper No. 33 ‘The Value of Power, the Power of Values: A Call for an EU Grand Strategy’, edited by Sven Biscop, Egmont calls for an EU Grand […]