Events to come
21 November 2024, colloquium:
Opportunities and Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Geopolitical Importance of Cyprus
3 December 2024, Evening conference:
Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Azerbaijan’s Role and Related Challenges in the South Caucasus
Save the dates
22 January 2025, DEFRA Call 25 Info Day
23 January 2025, evening conference:
Embedding Poland’s Military Development in the NATO-EU Context
27 February 2025, evening conference:
The strategic value of security cooperation between European and ASEAN countries
Past events
Second bilateral workshop on defence research BE-US
SAVE THE DATE: DEFRA Meeting
France’s strategic posture in the Indo-Pacific: singularities, limits and challenges for Europe
Events 2024
Forging the future BE-US joint effort in science for a safer world, Workshop, 15 October 2024
DEFRA Meeting, information session, 14 October 2024
France’s strategic posture in the Indo-Pacific: singularities, limits and challenges for Europe, evening conference, 7 October 2024
How Palestine was lost, and why Israel did not win, Evening conference, 25 September 2024
Securing the Future in the Age of Cyber and Cognitive Warfare, Seminar, 23 May 2024
Is Taiwan Defendable? A Critical Look at the U.S.-Japan Alliance and What Needs to be Done, Evening conference, 16 May 2024
Information day on the NGCAT R&D call 2024, 7 May 2024
Enhancing Maritime Security at the Edges of Europe. Four Seas, Four Challenges: North Sea – Mediterranean Sea – Black Sea – Gulf of Guinea, Seminar, 16 April 2024
Are the Balkans still a powder keg in the EU’s backyard ? A Kosovar vision, Evening conference, 11 April 2024
24 Years of WPS Agenda: Time for Pragmatism, Seminar, 21 March 2024
The German vision on EU-African relations, Evening conference, 29 February 2024
Dual Use and Military Mobility Seminar, Seminar, 22 & 23 February 2024
Political integration and disintegration of Central Europe: a historical perspective, Evening conference, 25 January 2024
Info day on the DEFRA call 2024, 25 January 2024
Events 2023
Understanding, anticipating and adapting to climate change: what are the challenges for the armed forces?, Evening conference, 20 December 2023
The future of Defence in and of Europe, Evening conference, 29 November 2023
Forensic psychology in the context of extremism and radicalisation, Evening conference, 23 November 2023
Closing Conference project INSERT-BD (Integrating NEETs in Society through Employment, Recruitment and Training in the Belgian Defence), 20 November 2023
Lessons Learned from European development projects in Niger, Evening conference, 26 October 2023
UNC Watch and the Impact of the Two Koreas on Regional Security, Evening conference, 18 September 2023
Fostering innovation in NATO : DIANA and the NATO Innovation Fund, Workshop, 26 June 2023
Women’s role in peace processes on the African continent, Evening conference, 22 June 2023
Will the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity be operational by 2025?, Evening conference, 4 May 2023
New insights into radicalisation within the armed forces, Evening conference, 27 April 2023
Belgian Security 2040: which societal resources to mobilise?, Colloquium, 19 & 20 April 2023
From the eastern to the southern flank: a geopolitical reshuffle in the Middle East and North Africa, Evening conference, 9 March 2023
Why does Belgium need a Cyber Command?, Evening conference, 2 March 2023
Belgium, Europe and Strategic Autonomy in Space, Evening conference, 16 February 2023
Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for the OSCE and for peace and stability in Europe, Evening conference, 19 January 2023
Events 2022
Ballistic missile defence within NATO: the way ahead, Evening conference, 15 December 2022
The Gulf of Guinea: caught between illegal fishing, pirates and armed terrorist groups?, Evening conference, 17 November 2022
The Gas Equation in the Eastern Mediterranean: Regional Setup and International Ramifications, Evening conference, 27 October 2022
Geopolitics and International Relations: the importance of territorially embedded factors in world politics, Evening conference, 4 October 2022
The challenges of Western military capabilities in the light of the Ukraine crisis, Evening conference, 21 September 2022
Six months of war in Ukraine: challenges and consequences for European security, Evening conference, 15 September 2022
Niger: A Conversation with EU Ambassador Dr Denisa-Elena Ionete, Evening conference, 16 June 2022
Forging the future BE-US joint effort in science for a safer world, Workshop, 7 June 2022
Extreme right: what are the risks for Belgium?, Evening conference, 19 May 2022
Defence Reconstruction: our priorities!, Evening conference, 27 April 2022
Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS): Operational, Ethical and Legal Perspectives, Colloquium, 23 & 24 March 2022
Intersecting perspectives on the Maghreb : ten years after the Arab Springs, Online evening conference, 24 February 2022
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the security dimension of EU-China connectivity, Online evening conference, 27 January 2022
Events 2021
The fight against pandemics: a new strategic priority for European armies?, Evening conference, 16 December 2021
Rising Russian and Chinese Presence in Africa, Evening conference, 18 November 2021
Al-Qaeda and Global Jihad: A State of Play Twenty Years after 9/11, Online colloquium, 21 October 2021
Naval Power and Geostrategic Perspectives: The British Example, Evening conference, 14 October 2021
The Internet of Military Things (IoMT): Operational Opportunities and Security Challenges, Online evening conference, 23 September 2021
The EU and the Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead, Online evening conference, 17 June 2021
The EU and Central Africa: time for a reset?, Online evening conference, 20 May 2021
The NEW START Treaty and the Future of Security Regimes, Online evening conference, 22 April 2021
China’s New Naval Power: A Challenge to the Freedom of Navigation in Asia-Pacific?, Online evening conference, 25 March 2021
Prospects for Peace in War-torn Yemen, Online evening conference, 25 February 2021
Another kind of proxy war? Russia’s use of “semi-state” paramilitary forces, Online evening conference, 28 January 2021
Events 2020
International communication strategies. The case of China and Russia, Online evening conference, 22 October 2020
Access to Space in the Era of New Space Entrepreneurship, Online evening conference, 24 September 2020
The Post-Daesh Landscape across Syria and Iraq. General Overview and Focus on the Kurdish Actors, Evening conference, 13 February 2020
British Armed Forces: between Brexit and European Cooperation, Evening conference, 23 January 2020
Events 2019
The EU, Russia and the changing shape of the Arctic, Evening conference, 12 December 2019
Military Force Projection at Risk? The question of Anti-Access/Area Denial, Evening conference, 21 November 2019
NATO has turned 70 : Time for retirement? Is the Organisation still vital for Europe?, Evening conference, 24 October 2019
US-China Relations under the Trump Administration: Europe Caught in a Trap?, Evening conference, 19 September 2019
Climate Change and its Impact on International Security, Evening conference, 13 June 2019
The Sahel Challenges. Regional security situation and operational responses in Mali, Evening conference, 16 May 2019
European Defence: the capability issue, Evening conference, 25 April 2019
Bots, Social Media and Political Propaganda, Evening conference, 26 March 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Colloquium, 19 March 2019
40 Years of Islamic Republic: Iran, a State of Play, Evening conference, 28 February 2019
Belgium’s non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council: which implications for Belgian Defence?, Evening conference, 29 January 2019