Atlantic loyalty, European autonomy. Belgium and the Atlantic alliance 1949-2009
Myths colour the past and Belgium’s history in NATO is no exception. Contrary to what is often thought, the Cold War did not start when the Second World War ended. […]
Egmont papers
Publications
Europe: A time for strategy
The idea to review the 2003 European Security Strategy (ESS), put forward notably by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, did not meet with universal enthusiasm. […]
De la maîtrise des armements à la non-prolifération: les nouveaux défis de la sécurité coopérative
La Maîtrise des armements est un processus d’interaction entre des pays sur les questions relatives à la limitation, la réduction, la non-prolifération et la production des armements, ainsi qu’au déploiement […]
Regional integration and security in Central Africa – assessment and perspectives 10 years after the revival
In March 2008, the ten Heads of State of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met in Kinshasa for an extraordinary summit to address the escalating tensions in […]
The Lisbon treaty and ESDP: transformation and integration
In the few years since its inception following the 1998 Franco-British Saint- Malo Summit, the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) has progressed enormously, certainly when compared with the preceding […]
Balancing defence and security efforts with a permanently structured scorecard
Two major developments are set to change defence and security landscapes in the coming decade: the Lisbon treaty will affect in a significant way the European Union’s ‘external action’ and […]