Mayhem in the Mediterranean: three strategic lessons for Europe
The crisis in Libya is a textbook example of a situation in which Europe, through the European Union, should have taken the lead and proved that it is an actor […]
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First lessons from the Libya operations
In this Security Policy Brief, Jo Coelmont expresses his concern, if a comprehensive vision within the EU would remain absent. (Photo credit: Metziker, Flickr)
A long-term strategy for Libya and the Mediterranean: over to the European Union
Now that operations have started, all eyes are fixed on the military intervention in Libya. That can only be useful though in the context of a comprehensive political strategy for […]
From Lisbon to Lisbon: squaring the circle of EU and NATO future roles
NATO emerged from its 19-20 November 2010 Lisbon Summit with a new Strategic Concept (SC) that is concise and readable. That is an achievement in its own right, as those […]
The political, legal, and military implications of outsourcing to private military companies
Recurrent and systematic underin-vestment (or inadequate management) results in capability shortfalls, that can only be compen sated by ‘outsourcing’ to Private Mili tary Companies. While the use of private companies […]
Countering Afghan narcotics: a litmus test for effective NATO and Russia cooperation?
Afghan opiates kill 100,000 people a year globally. Every year NATO countries lose over 10,000 people to heroin overdoses. In Russia an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people die of drug […]