Re-Empowering Belgian Foreign Policy
Belgium’s existing foreign policy framework was never designed to cope with the return of war and the decay of the rules-based international order. As a result, the country’s international position […]
Belgian diplomacy
Publications
External publications
Belgium’s Council Presidency: Reviewing a Remarkably Stimulating Six Months
From the outset, the context was clear for Belgium: a double end of term, national and European. Whilst possibly a bad omen, by the end of these six months, the […]
Commentaries
No Time to Waste in Rebuilding the Belgian Armed Forces
The voters have dealt the cards. Now it is up to the winning parties from both parts of the country to negotiate a federal government. In 2020, Belgium almost broke […]
Three Key Concepts for a More Successful Migration Policy in Belgium
In this policy brief, the author proposes 3 concepts to underpin the new Belgian migration policy, taking into account the new structure of the State. Belgium needs a robust mechanism […]
Back to the Future: Applying Cold War Wisdom to Modern Belgian Defence
Dust off the Cold War files that are lying under mounds of dust in the archives of our European Defence chancelleries. Bring back willing retired officers to share their knowledge […]
Commentaries
Protect, Strengthen, Prepare: Deterrence through Awareness, the Benefits of Implicit Attribution
To counter the increasingly aggressive hybrid campaign raging on their soil, the EU and its members states are grappling with the challenge to develop efficient instruments to counter this elusive […]