India and The EU in 2024: Where to Next?
In this multi-election-year both the Indian Government and the European Parliament will soon face their respective voters. Relations between the EU and India, two powerful actors on the world stage, […]
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
Commentaries
Towards a Geopolitical Green Deal
With an agreement within the Council and the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is just one plenary vote away from adoption by the […]
Commentaries
Stalin’s Shadow: Putin’s Response to the Moscow Terrorist Atrocity
The reprehensible and abhorrent act of terrorists targeting innocent civilians deserves condemnation wherever it occurs in the world. This condemnation extends to the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in […]
China, Sovereign Internationalism, and Silent Pragmatism
Until the early 1990s, transnational institutions of which the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (SU) were the respective epicenters were formed. Sovereign nation states transferred increasing amounts of […]
Commentaries
For Better or For Worse
It took Belgium two world wars to understand that its international and territorial security could only be guaranteed through alliances and unions with like-minded nations. Since the end of the […]
External publications
Strategic Communication, a Key to The Success of The EU’s Global Gateway
In 2021, the European Union (EU) unveiled and commenced its flagship programme to partner with countries in its neighbourhood and around the world. The European Commission has “set out the […]