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Royal Higher Institute for Defence

The Think Tank of the Belgian MOD

The Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) is the reference body or think tank of the Belgian Ministry of Defence in the field of security and defence. It is also responsible for managing the multiannual programme for scientific and technological research, including the security and defence studies, as well as the scientific research of the Royal Army and Military History Museum. In order to fu

lly accomplish its mission, the RHID has set the objectives of focusing the attention – by identifying research and discussion topics, and themes of interest – as well as deepening and disseminating knowledge. Organising conferences, colloquia and seminars as well as publishing papers by researchers at the Belgian Ministry of Defence, and the Institute in particular, fully contribute to knowledge transfer. The High Studies for Security and Defence, in the form of a meeting place with seminars and visits, provides training in these fields for high-level staff, both from the ministry and the civil sector. Through national and international partnerships, the RHID has developed an extensive network to exchange ideas and experiences.

13/05/2026

🌟 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐢𝐌𝐌𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 : 𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

The Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) is launching the second edition of the SCRiMM 2026 call for projects, aimed at advancing militarymedicine. Through this programme, 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬:

🎯 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝟏 – 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐝) 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 (𝐦𝐓𝐁𝐈)

mTBIs are among the most complex challenges in modern military operations. Repeated blast exposure, training-related impacts, and difficult diagnostics all contribute to this issue.

🎓 SCRiMM2026 is seeking cutting-edge projects focusing on :

• Prevention & Risk Reduction

• Detection & Monitoring

• Treatment, Rehabilitation & Return to Duty

• Recovery, Long-Term Outcomes & Readiness

🧬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝟐 – 𝐏𝐓𝐒𝐃 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Military and public safety personnel face a major challenge, as repeated exposure to potentially traumatic events (i.e. violence, serious injury, or death) significantly increases their risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other operational stress injuries.

🎓 SCRiMM2026 invites 4-year PhD research proposals focused on designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative, evidence-based models for intensive treatment adapted to PSP needs.

👉 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. 🔗 https://www.defence-institute.be/call-for-projects-2026-structural-collaborative-research-in-military-medicine-scrimm/

30/04/2026

🧭 𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦’𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧

🔍 This publication contributes to the ongoing reflection on 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦’𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, within the framework of the 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐥.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬:
✅ provide a critical examination of the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧;
✅ analyse past ‘𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞‑𝐨𝐟‑𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’ 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 in 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧 and within 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬;
✅ offer 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 for a 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐮𝐛‑𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡;
✅ argue for the adoption of 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬;
✅ view 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 as important 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, as well as key instruments of 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.

Discover the full analysis of 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐁. 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐞, a defence policy advisor at the 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, and 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨̈𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥, a researcher at the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒) of the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/focus-paper/fp-62-martin-gourgue-rodolphe-van-hovell/

24/04/2026

✋ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬?

👑 At a time when loyalty is often reduced to mere obedience, senior moral advisor Emmanuel Reynaerts returns to the essence of the 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡 and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. He explores the 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 of the Head of State and poses a fundamental question: 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 – 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 – 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥?

🔍 This in-depth analysis offers a nuanced interpretative framework that goes beyond slogans and simplistic definitions, and 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭. Essential reading for anyone wishing to better understand the foundations of 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 and 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/bmr/bmr-31/bmr-31-emmanuel-reynaerts/

23/04/2026

🧪 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.

🛡️Often overlooked on the map of 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚 has quietly become one of the most revealing frontlines of the continent’s 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.

Under the leadership of president 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮, the country is pursuing its 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Stuck between 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 and 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞, Moldova faces constant pressure in the following fields:
➡️ 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲;
➡️ 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧;
➡️ 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬;
➡️ 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲.

🔎 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞:
As 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 aimed at 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 Moldova and undermining its 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, the country has increasingly become a 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 for methods that can also 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞.

🌍 𝐆𝐢𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐳 𝐎𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢, a researcher at the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒) of the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, highlights why 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 offers more than an insight into a small Eastern European state; it provides an early glimpse into the broader 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 that shape 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 today.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/e-note/e-note-96-giulia-prelz-oltramonti/

22/04/2026

⚓ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

🛡️ The protection of 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 is increasingly high on the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 and 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 are placing new demands on the protection of 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 and other 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

🌊 With this event, 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, in collaboration with 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, aims to bring together and strengthen the 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 around 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. Participants gained insights into:

✅ the broader 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭;
✅ the 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 faced by 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 and other actors;
✅ the role 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 can play in developing 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

💡 In addition, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 for 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 within 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 have been highlighted. The afternoon programme has focused on interaction, with project idea pitches and break-out sessions where new collaborations and project concepts can emerge.

✍️ During this event, the formal signing of the cooperation agreement between 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 and the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐑𝐇𝐈𝐃) has taken place.

𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
🔗 https://www.bluecluster.be/calendar/launch-of-the-maritime-security-ecosystem-and-project-generation-workshop

20/04/2026

🎯𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

🌍This e-Note analyses the attempted 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 on 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 as an act of 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 with significant 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 rather than a credible attempt at destruction. It also highlights the growing 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 – whereby an event in the 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 now produces direct effects on #𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 – and calls for a systemic adaptation of European responses.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞-𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞:
▶️ shows that 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 seeks to demonstrate the 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 of its 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, while challenging established 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 about them;
▶️ attempts to evaluate the challenges facing 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 and the 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬;
▶️ calls for an 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 within an increasingly 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

🔍 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞, Researcher at the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒) of the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐑𝐇𝐈𝐃), provides a valuable analysis of how the 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 is currently redefining 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/e-note/e-note-95-alain-de-neve/

17/04/2026

🌏 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
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📅 7 May 2026 | 🕔 17:00 – 18:30 | 📍 Campus Renaissance, Brussels

𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 play an important role in the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 in distinct ways, and the 𝐔𝐒-𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 that started on 28 February 2026 make this aspect even more relevant.
The outbreak of hostilities risks undermining 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧, while putting to the test the latter’s 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐚.
At the same time, 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 adds another layer to the evolving strategic balance; the same applies to 𝐓𝐮̈𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐲𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧.

🔍 Understanding these intertwined and multi-layered interactions, as well as 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧, is important as they make 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 more relevant than ever.

To explore this complex topic, we are pleased to welcome 𝐌𝐫 𝐔𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐌, 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬.

📌 Conference in English, there will be no simultaneous interpretation available.
📌 Online participation is not possible.
👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/events/conference-2026-05-07/

16/04/2026

🌏 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬!

The war in 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 is reshuffling the strategic cards for the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (EU) and 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦. It accelerates the debate on the 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, caught between 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐬.
𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 reacts to the 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭, strengthens its support for Ukraine and 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐬 both 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

▶️ 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, and will the member states actually make use of the support provided?
▶️ 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, with NATO as a cornerstone of collective defence?

🔍 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞 paints a clear picture of the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 and explains 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎, as a loyal and credible ally with sufficient resources.

👉 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/bmr/bmr-31/bmr-31-nicolas-van-houtte/

14/04/2026

🌍 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬?

Since the 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, Iran has progressively tightened its grip on the African continent, using it as a lever for 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬. This dynamic intensified under the presidency of 𝐄𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢, with a multidimensional strategy combining 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. In an international context marked by competition between global powers, Teheran exploits regional weaknesses, notably in 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, all the while seeking to by-pass its isolation on the world stage.

🔎 The author shines a light on:
🔸 Iran’s 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 in as a means to gain influence;
🔸 the impact of the 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥;
🔸 the risk of 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 in already fragile areas;
🔸 the Iranian wish 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭.

Despite international pressure and recent strikes, Africa remains a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭 for Iran. This dynamic could reshape certain regional balances and heighten the 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 in an environment that is already unstable.

As part of a series of publications by the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒) of the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐑𝐇𝐈𝐃) dedicated to the 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, we are pleased to present the two latest publications by 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨̈𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥, researcher at the CSDS.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐞-𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝟗𝟑: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/e-note/e-note-93-rodolphe-van-hovell/
👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐞-𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝟗𝟒: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/publications-2/e-note/e-note-94-rodolphe-van-hovell/

13/04/2026

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲
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📅 28 April 2026 | 🕔 17:00 – 18:30 | 📍 Campus Renaissance, Brussels

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 (𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐂) 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝.
Occupying a central place in the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐏), the 𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐂 provides advice and recommendations to the 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 (𝐏𝐒𝐂) and exercises military command of 𝐄𝐔-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

By ensuring 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 between 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧, it allows the EU to act in a coordinated and credible manner, and it favours 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

✅ How should one take stock of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐂’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
✅ How has the EUMC evolved with 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 and a 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐏?
✅ How does it contribute to 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎?
✅ What 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 lie ahead?

To answer these questions, we are pleased to welcome 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐈, Deputy Chair of the E𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞.

📌 Conference in English, with simultaneous interpretation in French and in Dutch.
📌 Online participation is not possible.
👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: https://www.defence-institute.be/en/events/conference-2026-04-28/

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