Security & Global Governance

Overview

The Security & Global Governance Programme is headed by Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop.

It contributes to the debate on a new security concept for the multipolar world of the 21st century. In today's world, security is no longer limited to the military sphere alone. A holistic approach is required, integrating physical security, economic prosperity, political freedom and social wellbeing.

The objective of the European Security Project is to identify the practical implications of the implementation of a holistic European security strategy, from the development of the European Union's military, civilian and diplomatic capacity, transatlantic relations, cooperation between the EU and the United Nations, NATO and the OSCE, to Euro-Mediterranean relations.

The Global Governance Project aims to contribute to a coherent multilateral agenda for the joint management of global issues. Globalisation has made international relations increasingly complex, which has given rise to an unjustified feeling of powerlessness. This project is meant to demonstrate how the European Union, in cooperation with strategic partners, regional organizations and multilateral institutions, can contribute to global governance.

The Middle East Project focuses on the strategic implications of the Sunni-Shia divide in the Muslim world. This project is funded by the Belgian Federal Public Service for Science Policy and is undertaken in cooperation with the universities of Ghent and Louvain-la-Neuve.

Partnerships

On behalf of Egmont, Sven Biscop, together with a representative of the Royal High Institute for Defence (IRSD/KHID), represents Belgium in the "Executive Academic Board" of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) of the EU. He is a regular lecturer in the courses organized by the ESDC.

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