Commentaries
The treachery of strategies
This short blog entry reviews the EU’s development and implementation of its so-called ‘strategic partnerships’. It summarizes the main findings of Egmont Paper 45.
Commentaries
Publications
Commentaries
A long term-strategy for Libya and the Mediterranean: over to the European Union
in The New Atlanticist, 3 Oct. 2011. (Photo credit: Burmesedays, Wikimedia Commons)
Improvisatie enkel goed voor sensatie: eerst lessen na een week Libië
in De Standaard, 26 March 2011. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Upgrading the EU’s role as global actor
This Commentary argues that the EU should build up a world-class diplomatic corps, capable of becoming a major actor in global affairs. This paper is the summary of a book […]
The strategic effect of European Union operations
The European Union is certainly active through its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP): witness the large number of past and present military and civilian operations, across the globe. But […]
EU seeks truly strategic partners
On the EU’s strategic partnerships, their meaning and purposes. This commentary was published ahead of the 2010 European Council that addressed this issue. It was published simultaneously in French under […]