Vol. LXIV, Issue1 (2011)
– A Strategy for CSDP, Sven Biscop and Jo Coelmont – The EU Battlegroups: options for the future, Gustav Lindstrom – EU Strategy, CSDP and the European Space Programme, Michael […]
Publications
The strategic union: rising to the multipolar challenge
It’s all very well saying the EU’s great strength lies in its capacity to speak with one voice on international affairs, argue Thomas Renard and Sven Biscop, but to what […]
Crise économique et financière: Pallier les lacunes du cadre européen
Le 6 décembre 2010, l’Institut royal des relations internationales (EGMONT) et le Conseil central de l’économie (CCE) ont organisé un séminaire d’experts intitulé « La crise économique et financière : […]
A new geography of European power?
The naval historian and geostrategist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, understood theutility of military power perhaps better than anyone before or since. In an articlecalled The Place of Force in International Relations […]
EU-China: Building upon a dialogue among strategic partners
The European Union (EU) and China celebrated 35 years of diplomatic relations in 2010. Since 1975, both actors have followed their own path – continuous integration and enlargement for the […]
Upgrading the EU’s role as global actor
This Commentary argues that the EU should build up a world-class diplomatic corps, capable of becoming a major actor in global affairs. This paper is the summary of a book […]