Effective multilateralism and collective security: empowering the UN
IIEB Working Paper 16, March 2005. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
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
Regional security and global governance: a proposal for a ‘regional-global security mechanism’ in light of the UN high-level panel’s report
This Egmont Paper is essentially a reduced version of a 180-page study undertaken during 2004 under the auspices of the UN University’s Comparative Regional Integration Studies Programme (UNU-CRIS). Our thanks […]
An audit of European strategy
On 12 December 2003, the European Council approved Javier Solana’s European Security Strategy. Few EU documents represent such a clear – and clearlyworded – advance in thinking. Since its adoption, […]
External publications
Al-Qaeda tussen mythen en realiteit
‘Opinies over feiten zijn dikwijls belangrijker dan de feiten zelf, want op opinies baseren mensen hun gedrag en geven zij vorm aan de wereld.’ Deze relativerende woorden van de legendarische […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVII: Issue 4-5 (2004): L’Europe face au nouveaux défis du terrorisme
-L’Union européenne face au défi du terrorisme, Frankin Dehousse et Annabelle Littoz-Monnet -Europe’s counterterrorism strategy in the post-al-Quaeda era, Rik Coolsaet -L’échange des données personnelles des passagers aériens entre l’Union […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LVII: Issue 3 (2004): La Belgique et sa politique étrangère: 2002-2004
-Orientations et évaluations de l’action extérieure de la Belgique.net -La Belgique face aux défis de l’élargissement européen -La Belgique et les relations transatlantiques -Bibliografie Buitenlandse politiek in België 2003-2004 – […]