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Brexit and defence: where is the strategy?
Should the UK decide to leave the EU, its leverage on many of the strategic decisions that shape the framework within which its military deployment takes place would be negligible.
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Defence does not get that much more
The Belgian government gives a new long-term perspective to its armed forces. Not that much extra money, but enough to maintain its significant contribution to operations abroad.
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Can European strategy cope?
If we want to avoid large mistakes, we have to have the courage to ask large questions – and to consider the difficult answers. Sven Biscop gives us a taste […]
The EU strategic partnerships with emerging powers
Carleton University organised a workshop on the EU’s strategic partnerships in April 2015, gathering some of the most prominent experts on the topic. On this occasion, Thomas Renard gave a […]
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After Paris: five questions on (counter-)terrorism in Europe
The terrorist attacks in Paris, on 13 November, and the unprecedented terror alert in Brussels over the past days have raised a number of interrogations, in Europe and beyond, on […]
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An anchor for the EU maritime security strategy
Sea power: not a concept many would associate with the EU. Yet it was put to the fore at the very start of the Maritime Security Conference organized by the […]