Hybrid Hysteria
Is “hybrid” about to replace “comprehensive” as the favourite container notion of the Brussels foreign policy community? They might not be so different, in fact. Both a hybrid and a […]
European defence / NATO
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The EU–Japan Summit considered in light of the renewed US–Japan defence guidelines: new momentum for the strategic partnership?
During Prime Minister Abe’s state visit to Washington, Japan and the United States made international headlines after revealing renewed joint defence guidelines that no longer
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXVII, Issue 3 (2014)
Articles The growth of transatlantic security cooperation by Frédéric Mérand and Ruben Zaiotti A strategic assessment of NATO’s SMART defence and its implication for Canada by Ian Wood
Commentaries
A Belgian army for European defence
Sven Biscop outlines a realistic but real ambition for the Belgian armed forces. The key though is long-term budgetary stability. This article is available in Dutch only. This commentary appeared […]
Time to think about a European Union operated airlift capability?
The European Council of June 2015 will assess concrete progress regarding its conclusions of December 2013 and provide further guidance in the most promising areas. This could be the right […]
Commentaries
Bluff poker of the Belgian Defense Staff?
In this article Jo Coelmont advocates the Belgian Defence staff is not playing any bluff poker as suggested in an article published earlier by the De Standard