Dealing with Russia: Towards a coherent Belgian policy
Belgo-Russia relations are mired in paradox. For several years, the relationship between the Russian Federation on the one hand and the EU and NATO on the other has been characterized […]
Publications
Commentaries
EU must stand up for jailed Iranian scholar Ahmadreza Djalali
A Swedish citizen faces capital punishment without a fair trial. The EU cannot afford to stay silent. In a faraway prison, an Iranian-Swedish scientist awaits execution. Ahmadreza Djalali, a specialist […]
External publications
The European Security and Defence College: a tool for strategy-making
In his contribution to the edited volume celebrating the 15th anniversary of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), Sven Biscop makes a warm plea to continue to invest in […]
Revisiting EU climate and energy diplomacy: A starting point for Green Deal diplomacy?
One of the innovations of the new European Commission’s proposal of a European Green Deal (EGD) is to build a “Green Deal Diplomacy”. While this ambition has not yet materialized, […]
Commentaries
Biden’s victory and Europe’s strategic autonomy
The president of the United States making a deal with the president of Russia behind Europe’s back: that is just one example of something that, thanks to Joe Biden’s victory, […]
Commentaries
When female peacekeepers’ “added value” becomes an “added burden”
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 […]