External publications
Anticipating the Post-ISIS Landscape in Europe
New York was once again the scene of a terrorist attack. On Halloween, 31 October 2017, the 29-year old Uzbek-born Sayfullo Saipov plowed a truck down a crowded bike path […]
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
European Defence: What’s in the CARDs for PESCO?
Suddenly everything is happening at once: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD), the European Defence Fund (EDF)… The launch of PESCO is expected before the […]
Vol. LXVIII- Issue 5 (2017)
Articles Preferences, approaches and influence: the Central and Eastern EU member states and the EU’s policies towards the post-Soviet space, by Fabienne Bossuyt Political cohesion and coordination of Nordic Plus […]
Anticipating the post-Daesh landscape
Daesh with its proto-state and its shining aura of invincibility and unstoppable expansion, attracting myriads of foreign volunteers to the Levant, is rapidly coming to an end. What happens next […]
External publications
Facing the evolving jihadi threat in Europe
Intelligence services have long feared the return of foreign fighters to Europe. However, most recent terrorist attacks in Europe were committed by homegrown violent extremists, acting alone or in group. […]
Vol. LXVIII- Issue 4 (2017)
Articles The end of rethorics, LGBT policies in Russia and the European Union, by Lien Verpoest The effects of austerity policies on gender inequality in the PIIGS, by Cristina Benlloch […]