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EU Global Strategy – Expert Opinion No. 4
The 2003 European Security Strategy drove the agenda of EU foreign policy for about a year or two – then its impact fizzled out. If we want to avoid the […]
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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 […]
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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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Burkina Faso looking ahead: prospects for change or much of the same?
Burkina Faso’s November elections were historic in many ways, but whether they pave the way for a genuine