NSS Review: Europe given short shrift
Is the European Union (EU) – or even its Member States – still a key ally for the US? Is the transatlantic alliance in decline? in New Atlanticist, 3 June […]
Europe in the World
In a world that is largely driven by competition and rivalry (and partnership, yet) between great powers, understanding the Grand Strategy of each of these powers is crucial. So is developing a Grand Strategy for the EU itself. An EU that acts as one, as one pole of the multipolar world on a par with the other powers, is the only way to safeguard the way of life that the Member States of the EU have chosen, based on democracy, the free market, and equality.
Power cannot be divided: a global player must have political, economic, as well as military power. To that end, the Europe in the World Programme analyses the diplomacy and defence of the US, China, and Russia, and of the EU, NATO, and their members. We also focus on geoeconomics, researching Open Strategic Autonomy and the Global Gateway as key EU instruments, as well as the geoeconomic approaches of the other powers.
Defence policy is our third main axis of research, with a particular focus on European defence and its interaction with NATO, but also on nuclear deterrence and the deterrence of hybrid threats. Throughout all three research axis, we devote special attention to the role of Belgium, including notably the development of its own National Security Strategy and diplomatic and military capabilities.
Publications
External publications
The ENP, security and democracy in the context of the European security strategy
In implementing the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) the European Union offers a deeper political and economic relationship to its neighbours – but without a promise of EU membership. The ENP […]
EU strategic partnerships: evolution of a concept, from Amsterdam to Lisbon
This article proposes an overview of the evolution of the concept of strategic partnerships, from its origins to the September 2010 extraordinary European Council meeting focussed on this topic.
External publications
The first CSDP handbook published under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and the Austrian Ministry of Defence
Sven Biscop contributed chapters on the European Security Strategy and on Permanent Structured Cooperation to the first CSDP Handbook published under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College […]
External publications
The European Union as a security actor: cooperative multilateralism
If the term ‘Cooperative Security’ is rarely used in European Union (EU) parlance, it is at the heart of the EU’s approach to security as expressed in its 2003 European […]
External publications
2010: en toen werd de EU een grootmacht?
Het Verdrag van Lissabon is in werking getreden in de Europese Unie. Het is nu zaak de nieuwe mogelijkheden voor buitenlands beleid optimaal in te zetten. in AP n°1, 2010, […]