Belgian Defence: Put your trust in people
On the eve of the National Day, Sven Biscop reflects on Belgian Defence: budget, capabilities, and above all, people. This article was also published in De Morgen. (Photo credit: […]
Publications
How 2400 pages of tech industrial policy will change transatlantic relations
The currently 2400-page long ‘US Innovation and Competition Act’ making its way through Congress is about one thing only: China. But it also signals a much broader shift in American […]
Review of ‘The President on Trial: Prosecuting Hissène Habré’
Over recent years, hybrid courts have experienced a renaissance of sorts. After their initial popularity in the early 2000s, when hybrid courts were touted as a promising midway between distant […]
Update of the Strategic Vision 2030: Recommendations
The evolving security environment will demand more involvement and commitment from Belgian Defence, for which it is not yet sufficiently prepared. There is a need to develop a more proactive […]
Belgium: clearly pro-CoFoE, but unclear on the details
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo tweeted on 9 May 2021 that music festivals might resume at the end of the summer. The launch of the Conference on the Future of […]
The Strategic Committee on Belgian Defence: How to Read the Report
A band of hardliners with a shopping list: that is how we came across after the debate in the media and in the defence committee of the Belgian Federal Parliament […]