External publications
Belgium: “The Third Election”
What do the European Commission, Belgium’s federal government and the country’s regional governments all have in common? Their terms end at the same time. While holding the elections for the […]
Belgian diplomacy
Publications
Commentaries
Flemish Procurement Policy and the case of Van Hool: Undermining European Industrial Sustainability
Early January, vehicle producer Van Hool – once a Flemish industrial crown jewel – missed out on a tender for 92 electric buses ordered by the Flemish public transport company […]
Commentaries
For Better or For Worse
It took Belgium two world wars to understand that its international and territorial security could only be guaranteed through alliances and unions with like-minded nations. Since the end of the […]
Charting Belgium’s Economic Security – a complex country in a complex world
Economic Security is mentioned as one of the four pillars of the Belgian National Security Strategy (NSS). Ever since the inception of the NSS, the geoeconomic arena has been turbulent […]
Books
Book review: Johan Verbeke’s Diplomacy in Practice: A critical approach
This is a practitioner’s handbook for students; as Verbeke modestly remarks in his foreword, “this book informs students about the practice of modern diplomacy while simultaneously inviting them to critically […]
Books
Diplomatic Skills. The basics
Diplomacy aims to make the world a somewhat better place. And for that to happen, we need thoughtful people, which most diplomats happen to be. But thought alone does not […]