Navo moet missie in Afghanistan herbekijken
SVEN BISCOP gelooft niet dat de Navo-missie in Afghanistan zoals ze nu loopt veel resultaat zal opleveren. Pas wanneer de missie een duidelijke strategie heeft en een haalbaar doel, is […]
Publications
Peace in the Kivu’s? An analysis of the Nairobi and Goma Agreements
Since the end of the political transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), conflict in the Kivu provinces has hardly diminished. This situation continues to undermine regional stability as […]
A quoi sert l’Union Européenne au 21ème siècle?
Discours donné lors de la Conférence inaugurale des cours d’été du Mouvement européen basque. (Photo credit: rockcohen, Flickr)
Introduction to the migration and development nexus (M&D)
Today’s migration is closely linked to the evolution of globalisation. Beyond market liberalization and political interconnection, revolutions in transport and communication have brought societies and economies closer to each other. […]
The Lisbon treaty and ESDP: transformation and integration
In the few years since its inception following the 1998 Franco-British Saint- Malo Summit, the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) has progressed enormously, certainly when compared with the preceding […]
Balancing defence and security efforts with a permanently structured scorecard
Two major developments are set to change defence and security landscapes in the coming decade: the Lisbon treaty will affect in a significant way the European Union’s ‘external action’ and […]