Strategy or stratagem? The European Security Strategy in perspective
The adoption of the European Security Strategy (ESS), A Secure Europe in a Better World, by the European Council on 12 December 2003 was a major step for the EU, […]
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. LIX:Issue 2 (2006): The EU’s Eastern neighbourhood; Peace and Justice; Articles
THE EU’s EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD -For better or for worse: the EU’s embrace of European Partnership Agreements, F. Van Den Berghe -European Union’s Capacity to absorb Turkey, S. Andoura -The role […]
NATO, ESDP and the RIGA summit: no transformation without re-equilibration
If NATO at the time of the 2002 Prague Summit assertively shook off the limitations imposed by the ‘out-of-area debate’ and looked forward to an ambitious worldwide role, the Alliance […]
The EU and China: partners in effective multilateralism?
In a way, both the European Union and China can be seen as new global strategic actors in the politico-military dimension of world affairs. While both, in view of their […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LIX:Issue 1 (2006): The foreign security policy of the European Union
Editorial, S. Biscop EU SECURITY POLICY AFTER 9/11 – GUEST-EDITOR GIOVANNA BONO – The impact of 11 September 2001 and the “War on Terror” on European Foreign and Security Policy; […]
Assessment of the cooperation between EU and Russia
The end of the critical period of the Cold War opened a new era of partnership betweenRussia and the EU. Russia is today a ‘strategic’ partner for the EU, but […]