The EU – Russia: The way out or the way down?
The Report “The EU – Russia: the way out or the way down?”, a joint project of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) and “Egmont […]
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.
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Syrië vraagt om een meer strategisch Europa
Het Midden-Oosten gaat opnieuw in zijn lange geschiedenis door een periode van oorlog en omwenteling, met inbegrip van massamoord van burgers, het falen van staten, transnationaal terrorisme en sektarische oorlogvoering, […]
Commentaries
Le lien transatlantique, la prospérité de la Belgique et la cohésion européenne : une synthèse
Peu de relations bilatérales sont aussi importantes pour la Belgique que le lien transatlantique, celui-ci traduisant des intérêts économiques, militaires et géopolitiques essentiels. Cependant, d’importants changements sont en cours, aussi […]
Commentaries
De trans-Atlantische relatie, Belgische welvaart en Europese cohesie: een synthese
Weinig internationale relaties zijn zo belangrijk voor België als de trans-Atlantische. Deze behelst immers vitale economische, militaire en geopolitieke belangen. Zowel in de VS als in de structuur van het […]
Commentaries
Don’t be too shy about PESCO
If Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) ends up producing just another small step in the right direction, it will effectively have failed. With important decisions on the implementation of PESCO coming […]
“Stand firm and hold the handrail”: A Traveller’s impressions of a summer of summitry
“Stand firm and hold the handrail”, a friendly female voice repeats over and over on the escalators in the Beijing subway. That is good advice in world politics too. Don’t […]