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COM.ONIXSUITE.9782390616344 03 01 Presses universitaires de Louvain 01 SKU 109332 02 2390616348 03 9782390616344 15 9782390616344 10 BC 00 01 GCOI 29303100480500 1 B01 Edouard Xia Xia, Edouard Edouard Xia <p>Edouard Xia est chercheur en relations internationales à l'Université catholique de Louvain. Au sein de l’Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe et du Centre d’étude des crises et des conflits internationaux, ses recherches portent sur l’impact du multilatéralisme et de la mondialisation sur la politique étrangère de la Belgique depuis 1990.</p> 2 B01 Marion Jacques Jacques, Marion Marion Jacques 3 B01 Julien Godfroid Godfroid, Julien Julien Godfroid 4 B01 Tanguy Struye de Swielande Struye de Swielande, Tanguy Tanguy Struye de Swielande <p><em>Tanguy Struye de Swielande est professeur en relations internationales à l'UCLouvain et Senior Associate Fellow à l’Institut Egmont. Son expertise porte sur la géopolitique, la géoéconomie et les politiques étrangères et de défense des grandes puissances, l’analyse des processus décisionnels en politique étrangère, la guerre cognitive et l’impact des nouvelles technologies sur la compétition entre les puissances. </em></p> <p></p> 01 eng 120 00 120 03 POL011000 JP 29 2012 3297 Relations internationales 24 INTERNET Relations internationales 01 06 01 <p>International relations are becoming increasingly tense as the global security environment deteriorates. At the heart of these dynamics stands Belgium, host to both the EU and NATO, and deeply embedded in the UN system. Connected to the pulse of world affairs, Belgium feels every shockwave of today's turbulent order. Against this backdrop, UCLouvain’s Center for International Crisis and Conflict Studies convened diplomats, military officials, and scholars to reflect on a central topic: exploring opportunities for a niche-based approach in defense and foreign policy. During a one-day conference, participants assessed the country’s strategic direction and explored the potential and pitfalls of specialization as a way forward. This book is the sum of the reflections they exchanged. Blending first-hand experience with academic analysis, the volume offers a comprehensive panorama of current challenges and provides unique perspectives on Belgium’s diplomatic and military orientations in an age of profound uncertainty.</p> <p></p> 03 <p>International relations are becoming increasingly tense as the global security environment deteriorates. At the heart of these dynamics stands Belgium, host to both the EU and NATO, and deeply embedded in the UN system. Connected to the pulse of world affairs, Belgium feels every shockwave of today's turbulent order. Against this backdrop, UCLouvain’s Center for International Crisis and Conflict Studies convened diplomats, military officials, and scholars to reflect on a central topic: exploring opportunities for a niche-based approach in defense and foreign policy. During a one-day conference, participants assessed the country’s strategic direction and explored the potential and pitfalls of specialization as a way forward. This book is the sum of the reflections they exchanged. Blending first-hand experience with academic analysis, the volume offers a comprehensive panorama of current challenges and provides unique perspectives on Belgium’s diplomatic and military orientations in an age of profound uncertainty.</p> <p></p> 01 <p>International relations are becoming increasingly tense as the global security environment deteriorates. At the heart of these dynamics stands Belgium, host to both the EU and NATO, and deeply embedded in the UN system. Connected to the pulse of world affairs, Belgium feels every shockwave of today's turbulent order. Against this backdrop, UCLouvain’s Center for International Crisis and Conflict Studies convened diplomats, military officials, and scholars to reflect on a central topic: exploring opportunities for a niche-based approach in defense and foreign policy. During a one-day conference, participants assessed the country’s strategic direction and explored the potential and pitfalls of specialization as a way forward. This book is the sum of the reflections they exchanged. Blending first-hand experience with academic analysis, the volume offers a comprehensive panorama of current challenges and provides unique perspectives on Belgium’s diplomatic and military orientations in an age of profound uncertainty.</p> 03 <p>International relations are becoming increasingly tense as the global security environment deteriorates. At the heart of these dynamics stands Belgium, host to both the EU and NATO, and deeply embedded in the UN system. Connected to the pulse of world affairs, Belgium feels every shockwave of today's turbulent order. Against this backdrop, UCLouvain’s Center for International Crisis and Conflict Studies convened diplomats, military officials, and scholars to reflect on a central topic: exploring opportunities for a niche-based approach in defense and foreign policy. During a one-day conference, participants assessed the country’s strategic direction and explored the potential and pitfalls of specialization as a way forward. This book is the sum of the reflections they exchanged. Blending first-hand experience with academic analysis, the volume offers a comprehensive panorama of current challenges and provides unique perspectives on Belgium’s diplomatic and military orientations in an age of profound uncertainty.</p> 04 <p>INTRODUCTION 5<br /> Edouard Xia, Marion Jacques, Julien Godfroid, Tanguy Struye de Swielande<br /> TOWARDS A BELGIAN NICHE FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY 9<br /> Tanguy Struye de Swielande<br /> SPECIALIZATION AS STRATEGY 11<br /> Marc Thys<br /> WHAT ROLE FOR MULTILATERALISM IN CONTEMPORARY BELGIAN FOREIGN POLICY? 17<br /> Ghislain d'Hoop<br /> 1. Key determinants for rules-based multilateralism 18<br /> 2. Relevance of these foundational principles for Belgian foreign policy 24<br /> 3. Action! Stronger multilateral engagement and ownership in the new world order<br /> 4. In conclusion 28<br /> "IT’S A BALANCING ACT" 29<br /> Cind Du Bois, Nick Houttekier, Sara Van Hoeymissen<br /> 1. Strategic capitalism as a conceptual framework 30<br /> 2. A triple-layered institutional framework 32<br /> 3. Matrix of economic security instruments and three levels of the balancing act 37<br /> 4. Challenges and recommendations 42<br /> BELGIUM’S APPROACH TO CONTESTED GLOBAL MULTILATERALISM 45<br /> Edouard Xia<br /> 1. The contested structure of multilateralism 45<br /> 2. A brief overview of Belgium’s foreign policy 55<br /> 3. Linking a defensive approach (…) 58<br /> 4. (…) With an offensive approach 61<br /> 5. In conclusion 64<br /> TO 3D OR NOT TO 3D? 67<br /> Joachim Herpels<br /> 1. Looking at the map 68<br /> 2. The context and the competition 72<br /> 3. A possible solution in the name of an integrated 3D approach 74<br /> 4. Observation of previous 3D implementation 75<br /> 128 R e f l e c t i n g o n B e l g i u m ’ s S t r a t e g i c O r i e n t a t i o n s<br /> 5. Current 3D implementation and limitations 76<br /> TOWARDS A BELGIAN INFORMATION WARFARE DOCTRINE? 81<br /> Julien Godfroid<br /> 1. Information warfare: a brief definition 82<br /> 2. The translation into a doctrine 84<br /> 3. A Belgian information warfare doctrine: some exploratory thinking 88<br /> 4. In conclusion 95<br /> THE FUTURE OF BELGIAN DEFENSE 97<br /> Wannes Verstraete<br /> 1. The emergence of a neo-imperial world order 97<br /> 2. The defense policy of the previous De Croo government 100<br /> 3. The defense policy of the current De Wever government 101<br /> 4. The siren call of specialization 103<br /> 5. The risk of dependency 104<br /> 6. In conclusion 107<br /> HOW TO NEGOTIATE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 109<br /> Raoul Delcorde<br /> THE CONSTRAINTS OF FOREIGN POLICY IN THE FACE OF PUBLIC OPINION 117<br /> Tanguy de Wilde d’Estmael<br /> BELGIAN FOREIGN POLICY PUT TO THE TEST BY GLOBAL UPHEAVAL 119<br /> Michel Liégeois<br /> ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 123<br /> AUTHORS 125<br /> TABLE OF CONTENT 127</p> 43 La collection « Scène internationale » s'adresse aux étudiants, chercheurs, journalistes, diplomates en leur proposant une pluralité de regards sur la scène internationale, ses acteurs, leurs rôles et les textes qu'ils produisent ou interprètent. 43 A plurality of academic viewpoints about the international scene, its actors, their roles and the texts they produce or interpret. 44 <p>La collection « Scène internationale »s'adresse au lecteur exigeant –étudiant, chercheur, journaliste,diplomate – en lui proposant unepluralité de regards universitairessur la scène internationale, sesacteurs, leurs rôles et les textesqu'ils produisent ou interprètent.Elle explore aussi les coulisses,les décors et les réactions dupublic. La collection aborde lagéopolitique, la diplomatie, lapolitique étrangère, la géoéconomie,les organisations internationales, lasécurité ou encore la résolution etla transformation des conflits. Lesperspectives traditionnelles côtoientles démarches réflexives et les<br /> approches critiques des relationsinternationales, dans un espritmultidisciplinaire et bilingue (F-EN).</p> 44 <p>The collection "Scène internationale" proposes to readersa plurality of academic viewpoints about the internationalscene, its actors, their roles and the texts they produce orinterpret. It also explores the backstage of internationalpolitics, its settings and the public opinion. The collectionaddresses issues of geopolitics, diplomacy, foreign policy,geoeconomy, international organizations, security, conflictresolution or transformation. Traditional perspectives standalongside reflexive processes and critical approaches ofinternational relations in multidisciplinary analyses.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Direction</strong><br /> Michel LIÉGEOIS<br /> Tanguy STRUYE DE SWIELANDE</p> <p><strong>Editorial board</strong><br /> Tanguy STRUYE DE SWIELANDE<br /> Michel LIÉGEOIS<br /> Tanguy DE WILDE D'ESTMAEL</p> <p><strong>Editorial policy and instructions to the authors</strong><br /> The editorial board examines all proposals to publish original works in<br /> French and in English that may contribute to the development of the analysis<br /> of international phenomena.<br /> Each proposal shall be submitted anonymously to the appreciation of at<br /> least two experts of the scientific committee and, if necessary, to an expert<br /> outside the committee.<br /> Authors will have to directly address their manuscripts to the leaders of the<br /> editorial board, enclosed with a summary (maximum 100 words) and a<br /> short biographic notice (maximum 50 words).<br /> More detailed instructions are offered on the collection's website in order<br /> to allow authors to adjust themselves to the collection’s conventions.<br /> The collection Scène internationale being distributed in full-text on the PUL<br /> website, each author therefore accepts that its work will be published in<br /> two formats: paper and electronic.</p> <p><strong>Address of the reading committee</strong><br /> To the attention of Professor STRUYE DE SWIELANDE<br /> SPLE – Place Montesquieu 1 bte L2.08.07<br /> B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve</p> 99 BE 06 03 01 https://pul.uclouvain.be/resources/titles/29303100480500/images/85f66a7cda62391535fa2bd56811b806/HIGHQ/9782390616344.jpg 20251020 07 03 01 https://pul.uclouvain.be/resources/titles/29303100480500/images/85f66a7cda62391535fa2bd56811b806/THUMBNAIL/9782390616344.jpg 20251020 02 https://pul.uclouvain.be/book/?GCOI=29303100480500 06 3052405007518 Presses universitaires de Louvain 01 06 3052405007518 Presses universitaires de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve BE 04 20251020 442 2025 01 WORLD 01 9.45 in 02 6.69 in 08 7.62 oz 01 24 cm 02 17 cm 08 216 gr 06 3012405004818 CIACO - DUC 03 WORLD FR 01 2 20 1 02 00 02 02 STD 02 19.00 EUR BE S 21.00 15.70 3.30