The 2010 Belgian EU presidency and CSDP
Col. Johan Andries, Head of the Presidency Task Force of Belgian Defence, takes stock of the Presidency. (Photo credit: EP, Flickr )
Belgian diplomacy
Publications
Recente strategische ontwikkelingen m.b.t. België’s resterende kerntaak
De huidige situatie inzake tactische kernwapens is vergelijkbaar met 1988. Ook vandaag leidt de spanning tussen politieke ontwikkelingen en bureaucratische inertie tot vragen inzake opportuniteit en militaire nut van dit […]
Fearing a ‘shiite octopus’. Sunni – Shi`a relations and the implications for Belgium and Europe
During the last five years, and more specifically since the US invasion of Irak, different Sunni policy makers and religious actors have ventilated their concern for what they see as […]
Books
Belgium in the UN Security Council. Reflections on the 2007-2008 membership
In 2007 and 2008, Belgium was once again a privileged observer of the international community’s approach to peace and security, serving as non-permanent member at the UN Security Council. Participating […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXII, Special Issue (2009): La Belgique et sa politique étrangère. België en zijn buitenlandse politiek. Anno 2008
INTRODUCTION/INLEIDING, Rik Coolsaet (UGent), Tanguy de Wilde d’Estmael (UCL), Sept. 2009 EVALUATION GENERALE DE LA POLITIQUE ETRANGERE DE LA BELGIQUE, 2006-2008 – ALGEMENE EVALUATIE VAN HET BUITENLANDS BELEID IN BELGIË, […]
Atlantic loyalty, European autonomy. Belgium and the Atlantic alliance 1949-2009
Myths colour the past and Belgium’s history in NATO is no exception. Contrary to what is often thought, the Cold War did not start when the Second World War ended. […]