La Russie après le 2 mars
Les Russes ont voté en grand nombre. Le résultat était connu d’avance. Mais, même en comptant avec certaines irrégularités, ce résultat n’en reste pas moins irréfutable. Le fait mérite une […]
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
External publications
La Stratégie européenne de sécurité : mettre en oeuvre l’approche holistique
La Politique européenne de sécurité et de défense (PESD) constitue un volet essentiel de la construction de l’Europe. A bien des égards atypique, la PESD ne peut être comprise à […]
External publications
EU and China: partners in effective multilateralism
In the past 10 years the European Union and China have emerged as new international actors. They have an increasingly diverse relationship covering economy, politics, technology, culture and education; but […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LX, Issue 4 (2007): Japan – European Union. A Strategic Partnership in the Making
OPENING REMARKS – Opening speech for the 10th Annual Conference on EU – Japan relations, H.E. Mr. Jan Grauls – The need for a strategic partnership between Japan and the […]
The ABC of European Union strategy: ambition, benchmark, culture
Europe does not threaten anyone, Europe is geared to stability; Europe has no enemies nor does it have territorial aspirations. It could be a heavy-weight force, but Europe as a […]
Belgium and counterterrorism policy in the Jihadi Era (1986-2007)
Belgium is not a significant safe haven for terrorist groups, according to the 2006 edition of the Country Reports on Terrorism, released by the U.S. State Department in April 2007. […]