The Kyoto policy of Belgium
Since the start of negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol, the Belgian authorities have always taken a favourable position towards an ambitious climate change regime, both at international and European level. […]
Egmont papers
Publications
The coming energy crash and its impact on the European Union
The energy markets have undergone fundamental changes during the last years: the rise of oil and gas prices, the progressive liberalization in many western countries, various forms of re-nationalization in […]
The ABC of European Union strategy: ambition, benchmark, culture
Europe does not threaten anyone, Europe is geared to stability; Europe has no enemies nor does it have territorial aspirations. It could be a heavy-weight force, but Europe as a […]
Belgium and counterterrorism policy in the Jihadi Era (1986-2007)
Belgium is not a significant safe haven for terrorist groups, according to the 2006 edition of the Country Reports on Terrorism, released by the U.S. State Department in April 2007. […]
La contribution militaire belge à la politique Européenne de sécurité et de défense (Fr) – De militaire bijdrage van België aan het Europees veiligheids- en defensiebeleid (Nl), June 2007.
La Belgique n’a pas (plus) de politique de défense. Souvent entendue, cette affirmation interpelle, car la politique de défense fait partie intégrante de la stratégie internationale d’un
For a ‘more active’ EU in the Middle East. Transatlantic relations and the strategic implications of Europe’s engagement with Iran, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine
The 2003 European Security Strategy (ESS), calls for the EU to be ‘more active’ in pursuing its strategic objectives. The two probably most salient examples of a ‘more active’ EU […]