Un Haut Représentant a besoin d’une Grande Stratégie
After the nomination of the new president of the Concil of European Union, Mr Herman Van Rompuy and the nomination of Cathy Ashton as new high representative, what will be the real strategy of […]
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
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXII, Issue 4 (2009): The external dimension of the EU Sustainable development strategy – Proceedings of the conference held in Brussels on 28 January 2009
?Theme 1 : The link between climate change, finance for sustainable development and human and environmental security in developing countries and the adequacy of EU assistance to developing countries – […]
A High Representative needs a grand strategy
While everyone is eagerly awaiting who will be the successor to Javier Solana as High Representative for the European Union’s foreign policy, and who will be the first permanent President […]
A new security architecture for Europe? Russian proposal and western reactions
After the disbandment of the Warsaw Pact, Russia pinned its hopes on the dissolution of NATO and on the OSCE becoming the major regional security organisation in the Euro-Atlantic area. […]
Un climat de terreur : impacts potentiels du changement climatique sur le terrorisme
Cet article distingue deux grandes catégories d’impacts. D’une part, le changement climatique aura une influence probable sur un certain nombre de facteurs généralement décrits comme les « causes » du […]
External publications
Défense Européenne, la grande illusion [European Defence, the great illusion]
Book review. in European Foreign Affairs Review, vol. 14:4 (2009), pp. 624-626. (Photo credit: UK MoD Defence Images, Flickr)