Commentaries
Thou shalt not arm those who cannot win
In this article, Sven Biscop argues that Ukraine should not be armed by Western powers for fear of escalating the crisis. He makes a plea for a diplomatic resolution to […]
European defence / NATO
Publications
Commentaries
The future of European Geostrategy
Daniel Fiott draws conclusions from the lecture series on the future of European geostrategy, which Egmont and the Institute for European Studies of the VUB organized last fall. All 10 […]
External publications
Still on the defensive: European military integration in 2015
In his contribution to the Jahresvorschau 2015 of the Austrian Ministry of Defence Sven Biscop looks forward to what 2015 might bring in terms of defence cooperation between Europeans.
Wales, to spur on European defence
In his contribution to this strategic dossier of the Institute de Recherche Stratégique de l’Ecole Militaire (IRSEM, Paris), Jo Coelmont outlines what NATO’s Wales Summit means for European defence.
The nuclear safety framework in the European Union after Fukushima
On 11 March 2011, a devastating earthquake struck Japan and caused a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The disaster confirmed that nuclear reactors must be protected even against […]
Books
What are the missing instruments to reach another level of European defence?
In his contribution to “10 Years of Working Together”, the book published by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to mark its tenth anniversary, Jo Coelmont looks at the Agency as […]