Commentaries
The Unprofessional Russian Soldier
Stuck in the middle between past and future, the Russian army struggles with a manpower paradox as it is simultaneously too big and too small. It is too big to […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
The Russian Soldiers’ Question Revisited
The Russian authorities apply an “algorithm of lies”, the Russian armed forces have become a sealed organization, and tactical information about Russia’s war in Ukraine is fragmented and unreliable. Hence, […]
Preventing the Critical Minerals Crisis
From fighting climate change to limiting dependencies on systemic rivals – radically shifting towards a green economy has become a strategic imperative to secure European autonomy, prosperity, and security. The […]
Commentaries
War Aims
Faced with the brutality of Russia’s war, the emotional urge to do more to help Ukraine is fully understandable. But emotions are a bad strategic counsellor. The European Union and […]
Other publications
EU Open Strategic Autonomy and the Trappings of Geoeconomics
The EU’s new trade strategy promises to advance open strategic autonomy that is to balance the benefits of economic interdependence with growing demands to manage Europe’s exposure to the risks […]
Commentaries
The World Order Holds – For Now
Does the Russian invasion of Ukraine herald the end of the world order? The same was said in 2008, when Russia waged war against Georgia, and in 2014, after its […]
Events
International conference – The implementation of the EU Strategic Compass
While the war in Ukraine has entered its second month, the European Union has set its course by approving A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence. According to the agreed […]
The Military Balance in Europe
On the occasion of the publication of the 2022 edition of the annual Military Balance by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Egmont and the IISS have the pleasure […]
March/April 2022: Belgian Generic Training (BGT) on Civilian Crisis Management
The Education & Training team is delighted to welcome 15 participants for a 2-week course (March 21 – April 1st) organised in close collaboration with the Belgian Federal Public Service […]
A Security Strategy for the 21st Century: Britain and Belgium
On the occasion of the recent adoption of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (UK) and the National Security Strategy (Belgium), the seminar will assess how […]