Are We at War?
Date
4 November 2025
Time
17:30-19:00
Location
University Foundation 11 Rue d'Egmont 1000 Brussels - Belgium
Type of Event
Conference
Organisation
Ghent University With the support of the Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations and the Royal Higher Institute for Defence
Professor Heuser, author of the standard work The Evolution of Strategy (CUP, 2010), is one of the most prominent voices on strategy today. Recent books include War. A Genealogy of Western Ideas and Practices (OUP, 2022) and Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions (Polity, 2025). The event will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop.
This conference is part of the series of Ghent Grand Strategy Workshops, which convene experts from the academic, diplomatic, and military communities to discuss concrete options for how Europe (through the EU, NATO, and the nations) can pursue its interests in a multipolar world.
By invitation only.
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