External publications
Preparing the Banking Union for the next crisis
As of mid-2013, there is no clarity whatsoever on how a collective public bailout would take place in the Banking Union. More clarity on the matter is needed to avoid […]
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Publications
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South Kivu: Identity, territory, and power in the eastern Congo
RVI Usalama Project, London, 2013. Publication of Koen Vlassenroot. (Photo credit: EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Flickr)
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Post-interventionist or new responsible? Europe as a security provider
The reigning mood in Europe certainly appeared to be ‘post-interventionist’. With the end of a long drawn-out and inconclusive deployment to Afghanistan finally in sight and with defense budgets under […]
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Sven Biscop contributed the country chapter Belgium in Strategic cultures in Europe
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable […]
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Sécurité internationale: que fera l’Europe?
C’est sur la base d’intérêts identifiés et de responsabilités assumées que les Européens peuvent imaginer leur action militaire collective pour sécuriser leur voisinage, protéger leurs intérêts, notamment maritimes, et participer […]
European defence in times of austerity: are budget cuts a threat or an opportunity?
European countries’ defence budgets are shrinking under the pressure of the spending reviews, in contrast with a global defence expenditure that is on the rise and the multiplication of common […]