Publications

Reports

Renard Thomas, "Climate Change and International Security: Understanding a Complex Relationship in Order to Forecast Future Conflicts (2007-2030)", Report for the Assistant Chief of Staff Strategy, Belgian Armed Forces, July 31, 2007.

Journals

What, where and who will be important in security in 2011?, NATO Review, 2010.

EU Strategic Partnerships: Evolution of a Concept, from Amsterdam to Lisbon, EU-China Observer, Issue 5, 2010, pp. 16-22.


"Strategy Wanted: The European Union and Strategic Partnerships", Security Policy Brief 13, September 2010.

Terrorism and Other Transnational Threats in the Sahel: What Role for the EU?, , Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation Policy Brief, September 2010.

"Le Syndrome de Copenhague", Revue Défense Nationale, n°731, June 2010.

"The European Union as a Security Actor: Cooperative Multilateralism", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, in Security and Human Rights, vol. 21:1, 2010, pp.12-17.

"A Need for Strategy in a Multipolar World: Recommendations to the EU after Lisbon", Thomas Renard and Sven Biscop, Security Policy Brief 5, Jan. 2010.

Afghanistan : une guerre stratégique pour l’Europe, un conflit existentiel pour l’OTAN, Thomas Renard & Tanguy Struye, Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), n°53, Novembre 2009.

Défense Européenne, La Grande Illusion [European Defence, The Great Illusion] - Book Review, Thomas Renard, European Foreign Affairs Review, vol. 14:4 (2009), pp. 624-626.

The value of power, the power of values: a call for an EU Grand Strategy, Sven Biscop (ed.), Egmont Paper, n°33, Oct. 2009.

Un climat de terreur : impacts potentiels du changement climatique sur le terrorisme, Thomas Renard, in Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), Hors-Série n°8, octobre-novembre 2009.


"Strategisch partnerschap tussen de EU en de BRICs: waar is de strategie?", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, in Internationale Spectator, Oktober 2009 - 63(10), pp. 514-516.

"
A BRIC in the World: Emerging Powers, Europe, and the Coming Order", Egmont Paper, n°31, October 2009.

"The EU's Strategic Partnerships with the BRIC: Where's the Strategy?", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, BEPA Monthly Brief, issue 29, September 2009, pp. 6-8.

Une stratégie de bon sens. Engager l’Organisation de Coopération de Shanghai dans la lutte contre le narcotrafic, Thomas Renard, in Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), n°48, mai 2009.

Europol report describes Afghanistan-Pakistan connection to trends in European Terrorism, Thomas Renard, in Terrorism Monitor, Vol VII, n°12 (8 May 2009).

"The Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis", World Politics Review (subscription only), 14 April 2009. Alternative link (via Egmont).

"Djihad en Allemagne: La Connexion Ouzbèke", Les Cahiers du RMES, volume 5:2 (hiver 2008-2009), pp. 15-48.

"Europol Reveals Trends in Jihadi Terrorism in Europe", in Andrew McGregor (ed.), Unmasking Terror Volume IV: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities, Washington: Jamestown Foundation, 2008.

"Between Clausewitz and Mao: Dynamic Evolutions of the Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2008)", Small Wars Journal, October 14, 2008.

AQIM’s Offensive Reveals Shift from Insurgency to Terrorist Tactics in Algeria”, Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 18 (September 22, 2008).

"Heated Terror: Exploration of the Possible Impacts of Climate Change on the Causes and the Targets of Terrorism", Les Cahiers du RMES, volume 5, numéro 1 (Summer 2008).

"Entre Clausewitz et Mao: Evolution Dynamique de l'Insurrection et de la Contre-Insurrection en Irak (2003-2008)", Défense et Sécurité Internationale, n°39, Juillet-Août 2008.

"Restructuring al-Qaeda’s Algerian Insurgency", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 29 (August 5, 2008).

"Moroccan Crackdown on Salafiya Jihadiya Recruitment of Fighters for Iraq", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 27 (July 23, 2008).

"Kurdish Activism in Europe: Terrorism versus Europeanization", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 13 (June 26, 2008).

"
PJAK in Northern Iraq: Tangled Interests and Proxy Wars", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 10 (May 15, 2008).

"Europol Reveals Trends in Jihadi Terrorism in Europe", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 9 (May 1, 2008).

"Police Raids Uncover al-Qaeda’s Parallel World in Turkey", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 15 (April 16, 2008).


"Presence of Turkish Terrorists in Belgium Leads to Dispute with Ankara", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 13 (April 1, 2008).

"Morocco Charges Cooperation Between Terrorists and Organized Crime", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 9 (March 4, 2008).

"German Intelligence Describes a “New Quality” in Jihadi Threats", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 7 (February 20, 2008).
Foreign Policy Magazine calls it a "Must Read"

"Belgium and the Netherlands Ring in the New Year under the Shadow of Terrorism", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 2 (January 15, 2008).

Commentaries

"EU seeks truly strategic partners" (EN) - "L'UE en quête de partenariats réellement stratégiques" (FR), Europe Diplomatie et Défence, n°347, 16 September 2010, p.4.


"Searching for a Brussels Machiavelli", EUObserver, 9 September 2010.

"Coping with the Copenhagen Syndrome", E!Sharp, 17 March 2010.


"Du G2 au G20", La Libre Belgique, 10 March 2010.

"From the new G20 to a new Multilateral Order", EU Observer, 12 January 2010.

"EU's Strategic Partnerships lack content" (with Sven Biscop), EU Observer, 27 August 2009.

"Oui, l'Afghanistan est important!" (with Tanguy Struye), La Libre Belgique, 26 June 2009.

"Afghanistan belangrijker dan het lijkt" (with Tanguy Struye), De Standaard, 24 June 2009.

"Recrudescence du Terrorisme Algérien?", opinion in Le Soir, August 22, 2008.

In the Press


"Brasil, Rusia, India y China, economías emergentes en busca de más poder político", 20 Minutos, 28 October 2010.

"Changing Role of China in International System", Xinhua, 21 October 2010.

"Dialogue de sourds au sommet Asie-Europe", Le Temps, 4 October 2010.

"South Africa summit sheds light on EU 'strategic partnerships'", EUObserver, 28 September 2010.

Interview on the Europan Council, RFI, 16 September 2010.

"A testing summit", EUObserver blog, 15 September 2010.

"Europe solidaire, Europe solitaire", Le Temps, 15 September 2010.

"Article on EU Gymnich on strategic partnerships", Mainichi Shimbun, 11 September 2010.

"Interview on EU strategic partnerships", Mainichi Shimbun, 4 July 2010.

"Au-delà de leurs divisions, les pays BRIC sont plus forts que jamais", L'Echo, 16 April 2010.

"Madrid remembers the terror", EuroparlTV, 11 March 2010.

"Le procès el-aroud", RTL-TVI, 7 March 2010.

"Le procès el-aroud", BEL-RTL, 7 March 2010.

"Invasio Jihadista 2.0", AVUI, 15 February 2010.

"Allô Bruxelles: La nouvelle stratégie européenne en Afghanistan", RFI, 28 October 2009.


"Le G20 passe à l'action", L'Echo, 26 September 2009.

"Le taux de participation sera plus important que le nom du vainqueur", L'Echo, 20 August 2009.

Detingueu-lo, té la pell fosca", AVUI, 2 August 2009.

"BRIC, Kelompok Penekan Tata Ekonomi Dunia Baru", Antara News, 26 June 2009.

"L'importance du sommet dépendra de la capacité des Bric à mettre de côté ce qui les divise", L'Echo, 16 June 2009.

"First BRIC Summit Concludes", Deutsche Welle, 16 June 2009.

"BRIC nations meeting reflects latest shift in world order", Deutsche Welle, 12 June 2009.

"Chronique Far Web", Tam-Tam Canada, 7 May 2009.

New Media

"The Old World's importance to the new world order", Thomas Renard & Sven Biscop, European Geostrategy, 3 July 2010.

"Le Syndrome de Copenhague ou les 6 Symptômes du Nouvel Ordre Mondial", Alliance Géostratégique, 25 June 2010.

"NSS Review: Europe Given Short Shrift", Thomas Renard & Sven Biscop, New Atlanticist, 3 June 2010.

"Time to end the Copenhagen Syndrome", European Geostrategy, 21 March 2010.

"Après Copenhague: Vers un Nouvel Ordre Multilatéral Mondial", Alliance Géostratégique, 11 March 2010.

Afghanistan: Strategic war for Europeans, existential conflict for NATO, European Geostrategy, 8 September 2009.

Les Soviétiques et l’Otan en Afghanistan : des différences qui importent, Agoravox, June 10, 2009.

Les Soviétiques et l’Otan en Afghanistan : des différences qui importent, Alliance Géostratégique, May 26, 2009.

Saisir le moment multilatéral, Alliance Géostratégique, March 16, 2009.

Le Soir
(non exhaustive list)

"'McCain gagnera les primaires mais perdra la présidentielle'", February 7, 2008.

"Un 'Super Tuesday' super serré", February 6, 2008.

"Avec Gonzalez, Bush perd un allié de plus", August 28, 2007.

"Drew Faust", February 19, 2007.

"Les projets américains à Cuba restent flous", August 5-6, 2006.

"Fidel Castro est isolé politiquement", August 2, 2006.

"La diplomatie s'active pour la paix", August 1, 2006.

"Une capitale livrée au chaos", July 28, 2006.

"Pas d'aide internationale sans couloirs humanitaires", July 25, 2006.

"Israel-Liban: Le spectre de la guerre régionale", July 14, 2006.

"Kim Jong-il", July 7, 2006.

The New Security Beat

Bangladesh’s Stability Threatened by Natural Disasters, Migration, Terrorism

Environmentalists and Indigenous Peoples: Natural Allies?

Green Helmets for Gorillas? Weighing the Case for Ecological Intervention

New Reading: Environment, Population, and Security in Africa

The Shifting Discourse on Oil Independence

Russia in the Arctic: A Race for Oil or Patriotism?

Capitol Hill Considers National Security Implications of Climate Change

Quantitative Study Reveals Link Between Climate Change and Conflict in China

Climate Change, Population Growth Could Trigger Global Food Crisis

Climate Change Reshapes World’s Atlas