Wannes Verstraete
Biography
Wannes Verstraete is a PhD Candidate at the European Security in the Indo-Pacific Age (ESIPA) research group and a Teaching Assistant in Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), specialising in deterrence and arms control. He is an Associate Fellow in the Europe in the World programme at the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.
Wannes is also a Junior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College (NDC) and a Candidate Reserve Officer at the Chief Strategy Office (CSO) of the Belgian Armed Forces. He holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Ghent and an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Antwerp. Previously, Wannes completed internships at the Security Policy Directorate (M1) of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2021) and at the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2018).
Publications
- Message from the Eastern Flank: From Celtic Uprise to Dacian Fall Security Policy Briefs
- Why Emerging and Disruptive Capabilities are a Mixed Blessing for NATO as a Nuclear Alliance External publications
- Making Sense of European Disunity on Nuclear Weapon Questions External publications
- No Time to Waste in Rebuilding the Belgian Armed Forces Commentaries
- Anticipating Europe’s Nuclear Futures External publications
- Strengthening the Political Credibility of NATO Extended Nuclear Deterrence Security Policy Briefs
- NATO stands ready to prevent escalation of the war in Ukraine Commentaries
- Why Belgium Should Create a Territorial Reserve Force Commentaries
- On the Necessity of Defending Belgian Interests in Outer Space Security Policy Briefs
- The world’s first aircraft with sixth-generation technologies to be introduced to the public: the B-21 Raider bomber Commentaries
- Plan for rebuilding Belgian Defence needs to be more ambitious Commentaries