Libya and the post-American world: implications for the EU
This Security Policy Brief looks at the vote on the UNSC resolution on Libya and tries to see in it some signs of the new international order in the making.Why […]
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Mayhem in the Mediterranean: three strategic lessons for Europe
The crisis in Libya is a textbook example of a situation in which Europe, through the European Union, should have taken the lead and proved that it is an actor […]
First lessons from the Libya operations
In this Security Policy Brief, Jo Coelmont expresses his concern, if a comprehensive vision within the EU would remain absent. (Photo credit: Metziker, Flickr)
A long-term strategy for Libya and the Mediterranean: over to the European Union
Now that operations have started, all eyes are fixed on the military intervention in Libya. That can only be useful though in the context of a comprehensive political strategy for […]
From Lisbon to Lisbon: squaring the circle of EU and NATO future roles
NATO emerged from its 19-20 November 2010 Lisbon Summit with a new Strategic Concept (SC) that is concise and readable. That is an achievement in its own right, as those […]
The political, legal, and military implications of outsourcing to private military companies
Recurrent and systematic underin-vestment (or inadequate management) results in capability shortfalls, that can only be compen sated by ‘outsourcing’ to Private Mili tary Companies. While the use of private companies […]