European defence in the wake of the Lisbon treaty
The finishing touches for the setting up of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) were put, in the small hours of a Monday morning in what is today the […]
Publications
Concurrence et différenciation des présidences : Les nouveaux défis institutionnels
Permanent structured cooperation and the future of ESDP
The efficiency problem of Europe’s armed forces is well known: of an impressive overall number of over two million men and women in uniform in the EU-27, only a meagre […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXI, Issue 2 (2008): Migration and development. Global governance
MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT – Unfolding the benefits of the migration and development nexus, Rik Coolsaet – The Global Forum on Migration and Development: a new path for global governance?, Romeo […]
De oranje knipperlichten van ons leger
De erfenis die België meedraagt, is dat de beloofde budgettaire stabiliteit nooit gerealiseerd werd. Geen enkel hervormingsplan, het huidige incluis, kon volledig uitgevoerd worden in De Morgen, 15 Apr. 2008. (Photo credit: saigneurdeguerre, […]
Nigeria: is the end of mafia politics in sight?
“A poli-thug state” – Nigeria as described by Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka1 In spite of improvements to the electoral law, the last general elections in Nigeria, Africa’s […]