The research line “Belgium” is dedicated to the study of Belgium’s security and defence policy. In particular, the CSDS studies the security threats and challenges Belgium is facing and the role of the Belgian Defence in responding to them. In this context, the CSDS pays a particular attention to the different missions of the Belgian Defence, to strategic developments and to the use of defence personnel and capabilities.

Researchers: André DUMOULIN ; Estelle HOORICKX ; Simon VAN HOEYMISSEN

Belgian Security 2040:
which societal resources to mobilise?

Why does Belgium need a Cyber Command?

Belgium, Europe and Strategic Autonomy
in Space

Related publications:

La lutte euro-atlantique contre la désinformation : état des lieux et défis à relever pour la Belgique, Estelle HOORICKX, Security & Strategy 150, October 2021

Parole des militaires belges. Enjeux, limites et opportunitésAndré DUMOULIN, e-Note 28, 18 October 2019

Entre « déradicalisation » et désengagement : comparatif franco-belgeAndré DUMOULIN, Security & Strategy 142, May 2019

L’implication de la Belgique dans la cyberstratégie euro-atlantique : état des lieux et défis à releverEstelle HOORICKX, Security & Strategy 139, February 2019

Countering “Hybrid Threats”: Belgium and the Euro-Atlantic StrategyEstelle HOORICKX, Security & Strategy 131, October 2017

Défense citoyenne et citoyens de la Défense : l’armée belge et la nation,  André DUMOULIN, Security & Strategy 130, September 2017

Quel cadre légal pour la lutte armée contre l’Etat Islamique ?, Catheline REMY, e-Note 22, 20 September 2016

België gewapend tegen het terrorisme? Een lezing van het fenomeen en zijn bestrijding: strategieën en middele, Lars SCRAEYEN, Security & Strategy 126, September 2016

Hervorming Special Operations Forces: Vijf dimensies voor de voltooiing, Lars SCRAEYEN, e-Note 21, 1st August 2016

Kritieke energie infrastructuur: kadrering en afhankelijkheden, Bart SMEDTS, Security & Strategy 124, May 2016

Van München tot Molenbeek: Operationele veiligheid en de media, Lars SCRAEYEN, e-Note 19, 26 March 2016

Related events:

Belgian Security 2040: which societal resources to mobilise?, Colloquium, 19 & 20 April 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

The challenges of Western military capabilities in the light of the Ukraine crisis, Evening conference, 21 September 2022

Extreme right: what are the risks for Belgium?, Evening conference, 19 May 2022

Defence Reconstruction: our priorities!, Evening conference, 27 April 2022

The fight against pandemics: a new strategic priority for European armies?, Evening conference, 16 December 2021

Naval Power and Geostrategic Perspectives: The British Example, Evening conference, 14 October 2021

Belgium’s non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council: which implications for Belgian Defence?, Evening conference, 29 January 2019

France’s universal national service : an example to be followed ?, Evening conference, 29 November 2018

Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Returnees: What can we learn from the US expertise? Evening conference, 17 May 2018

The Eu and Belgium in Africa: policy priorities and engagements, Evening conference, 23 November 2017

Cyber Security and Cyber Defence: Threats, challenges and strategic responses, Colloquium, 24 October 2017

Belgium and the international organisations in the light of experience, Evening conference, 21 September 2017