"It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition

Cind Du Bois; Nick Houttekier; Sara Van Hoeymissen

"It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy
Editors	Edouard Xia, Marion Jacques, Julien Godfroid, Tanguy Struye de Swielande
Place of Publication	Louvain-la-Neuve
Publisher	Presses universitaires de Louvain
Pages	29-44
ISBN (Print)	978-2-39061-634-4
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Du Bois, C., Houttekier, N., & Van Hoeymissen, S. (2025). "It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition. In E. Xia, M. Jacques, J. Godfroid, & T. Struye de Swielande (Eds.), Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy (pp. 29-44). Presses universitaires de Louvain.

Du Bois, Cind ; Houttekier, Nick ; Van Hoeymissen, Sara. / "It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition. Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy. editor / Edouard Xia ; Marion Jacques ; Julien Godfroid ; Tanguy Struye de Swielande. Louvain-la-Neuve : Presses universitaires de Louvain, 2025. pp. 29-44

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Du Bois, C , Houttekier, N & Van Hoeymissen, S 2025, "It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition. in E Xia, M Jacques, J Godfroid & T Struye de Swielande (eds), Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy. Presses universitaires de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, pp. 29-44.

"It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition. / Du Bois, Cind ; Houttekier, Nick ; Van Hoeymissen, Sara.
Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy. ed. / Edouard Xia; Marion Jacques; Julien Godfroid; Tanguy Struye de Swielande. Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain, 2025. p. 29-44.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Du Bois C , Houttekier N , Van Hoeymissen S. "It's A Balancing Act": Belgium's Position as An Open Economy in A World of Geoeconomic Competition. In Xia E, Jacques M, Godfroid J, Struye de Swielande T, editors, Reflecting on Belgium's Strategic Orientations: Opportunities for a Niche-Based Approach in Defense and Foreign Policy. Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain. 2025. p. 29-44

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