No Belgian armed forces is unaffordable
In this Security Policy Brief Jo Coelmont examines the challenges Belgium is facing at present. On the one hand there is the declared political objective to henceforth provide its defence […]
Belgian diplomacy
Publications
Commentaries
Belgian Foreign Policy: in search of a new course
The last major review of Belgian foreign policy dates back to the 1990s. Enough has changed at the global, European and Belgian level to warrant a new critical reflection. On […]
External publications
Sven Biscop contributed the country chapter Belgium in Strategic cultures in Europe
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable […]
Getting our way in a fragmented world: how a more competitive world order challenges our society to get its act together
The main message of this report is that we still believe in the vast potential of the Belgian society to maintain a good position in the global order. As such, […]
Belgian defence policy: the fight goes on
The Coalition Agreement of the Di Rupo government comes at a moment when the international context can help overcome the dilemmas of Belgian defence policy: transformation
Ontslagnemend Belgisch buitenlands beleid
Na de verkiezingen van juni 2007 verzeilde België in een bestuurlijk moeras. Aanhoudende disputen tussen Nederlandstalige en Franstalige partijen leidden tot een aanslepende regeringsvorming, die alle politieke energie opslorpte. Eerste […]