Pooling & sharing: from slow march to quick march?
On 23 May, the Ministers of Defence of the EU27 will assess the first outcome of the “Ghent Framework” for pooling & sharing of military capabilities. While some defence establishments […]
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
The treachery of strategies: a call for true EU strategic partnerships
In September 2010, the European Council discussed for the first time the European Union’s (EU) strategic partnerships, a foreign policy concept that was until then unknown to most people – […]
Commentaries
The treachery of strategies
This short blog entry reviews the EU’s development and implementation of its so-called ‘strategic partnerships’. It summarizes the main findings of Egmont Paper 45.
The European Union: time to further peace and justice
The EU has become increasingly engaged in peace processes, which is welcome. This engagement has often been through the European Union Special Representatives (EUSRs), and had tended to be ad […]
Commentaries
A long term-strategy for Libya and the Mediterranean: over to the European Union
in The New Atlanticist, 3 Oct. 2011. (Photo credit: Burmesedays, Wikimedia Commons)
Improvisatie enkel goed voor sensatie: eerst lessen na een week Libië
in De Standaard, 26 March 2011. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)