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A logic of its own: the external presence in the Sahel
The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need […]
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The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need […]
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Calls for the increased participation of uniformed United Nations female peacekeepers have multiplied in recent years, fueled in part by new scandals of peacekeepers’ sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA), tarnishing […]
Twenty years since the adoption of UNSC 1325 there is an almost unanimous call for an increased number of uniformed women in peace operations from policy makers and multilateral organizations. […]
Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council, has been credited with the idea according to which the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen has three key tasks facing […]
Since the attacks the 11th of September 2001 in the US, there has been a strong increase in security force assistance (SFA) to fragile states with the aim of professionalising […]
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Former colonial countries appear increasingly willing to engage in processes akin to transitional justice in order to confront the legacies of their colonial past. In this blog post, Valerie Arnould […]
Fully booked Every year the FPS Foreign Affairs, the Egmont Institute, the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, and Ghent University, organise a conference on Belgian foreign and defence policy that […]
In the framework of a cooperation project with Enabel, Belgian Development Agency, in Mali, the Education & Training Programme is delighted to provide a three-day online training in Gender inclusivity. […]
The Education & Training Programme is delighted to welcome 8 diplomats from Angola, Mali, Ivory Coast, Republic of Congo and Senegal for a 10 days online training in advanced diplomatic […]
Africa Lunch Meeting Webinar with Research Fellow Dr. Denis Tull from the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM) in Paris. Drawing on extensive research on African armies. Dr. Tull will discuss […]