Two years after the peaceful transition that ended the presidency of Joseph Kabila, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is […]
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Category: Egmont
“The Military in the Time of COVID-19: Versatile, Vulnerable, and Vindicating”, Nina Wilén (Egmont, Belgium)
Since the eruption of the world’s latest pandemic, COVID-19 in December 2019, militaries throughout the world have taken on a […]
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“Breaking the Law of Opposite Effects: Europe’s Strategic Autonomy and the Revived Transatlantic Partnership”, Iulian Romanyshyn (Egmont, Belgium)
The post-Cold War transatlantic relations have been marked by something akin to the law of opposite effects. When the relationship […]
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“The European Parliament Flexes its Muscles on the EU–UK Trade Deal”, Guillaume Van der Loo and Merlijn Chamon (Egmont, Belgium)
The European Parliament has postponed its decision to ratify the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in reaction to the UK’s newest […]
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“Toward a Meaningful Metric: Replacing NATO’s 2% Defence Spending Target”, Leonard August Schuette (Egmont, Belgium)
The confluence of Joe Biden’s election to the White House, the likely ramifications of the pandemic for defence budgets, and […]
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Online Webinar: “Diplomacy from Yesterday to Tomorrow”, April 8 (Egmont, Belgium)
In the last thirty years, the political landscape has shifted: the EU has grown, the global power balance has evolved, […]
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“Achieving a Feminist Peace by Blurring Boundaries between Private and Public”, Nina Wilén (Egmont, Belgium)
In spite of increased attention to women’s sidelining in matters related to peace and conflict, women continue to be marginalized […]
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“EU and NATO Strategy: A Compass, a Concept, and a Concordat”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
A concordat is an agreement between the church authorities and the state that regulates the activities of the former on […]
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“The EU and Russia: A New Foreign Policy for the “Carcass”?”, Marc Franco (Egmont, Belgium)
Without any irony: the decision of High Representative (HR) Borrell to go to Moscow in early February was courageous and […]
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“Open Letter to British Friends from a Bemused European, Jim Cloos (Egmont, Belgium)
The Brexit debate and its attendant propaganda started almost from the day the British joined the EU. Remember the referendum […]
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“Biden, NATO and the EU: Who Deals With China, and Who With Russia?”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
NATO is a unique alliance – not only because of its longevity (it turns 72 this year) and its bloodless […]
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Online Webinar: “How Trust Returned to Rwanda, for most but Not All: How to Rebuild Trust after Genocide?”, April 1 (Egmont, Belgium)
Violent conflict always leads to a wide array of devastation. People are killed, infrastructure is destroyed, and lives are changed […]
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“Towards Cutting-Edge European Humanitarian Leadership”, Jean-Louis De Brouwer and Edouard Rodier (Egmont, Belgium)
Added to the already enormous challenges faced by the humanitarian system and its constituent parts (proliferation of conflict and non-state […]
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“Sovereignty and National Independence: Belgium and the Transferral of Sovereignty Towards International Organisations”, Rik Coolsaet (Egmont, Belgium)
Contrary to a widespread myth, Belgium has not always been a strong advocate of the transfer of sovereignty to international […]
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“The EU-MENA partnership: time for a reset”, Marc Otte (Egmont, Belgium)
The storm raging across the Southern Neighbourhood, as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is also known in […]
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“TINA for Putin – Or is there an alternative?”, Marc Franco (Egmont, Belgium)
EU relations with Russia hit the news headlines this week. The visit of EU High Representative Josep Borrell, launched in […]
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“Expanding the Reach of the Special Forces with a Gender-Mixed Deep Development Capability (DDC): Identifying Challenges and Lessons Learned”, Nina Wilén (Egmont, Belgium)
Driven by the need to adapt to a changing security environment, the Belgian Special Forces Group has developed a new […]
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Training course: “Belgian Generic Training (BGT) on Civilian Crisis Management”, March 15-26 (Egmont, Belgium)
This BGT integrated course stems from a partnership between the Egmont Institute, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Belgian […]
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Online Policy Dialogue: “The EU’s new trade strategy: open, sustainable and assertive?”, March 3
On 18 February 2021 the European Commission presented its new trade strategy: “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”. Building […]
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Webinar: “Burden-Sharing in Peacekeeping: A Challenge and a Promise”, February 24 (Egmont, Belgium)
Peacekeeping is a demonstration of how the international community can come together to collectively manage armed conflicts and create conditions […]
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Online Policy Dialogue: “Boosting AI uptake in Europe: Charting a path to growth and innovation”, February 23 (Egmont, Belgium)
With its world-leading AI research community and highly automated industry, Europe has powerful assets in the field of AI. Nevertheless, […]
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Webinar: “The European Green Deal one year after/Perspective for 2021”, February 23 (Egmont, Belgium)
One year after the presentation in 2019 by the EU Commission of its ambitious European Green Deal initiative and following […]
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