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The XVIth Meeting of the Chaudfontaine Group was held from 7 to 9 June 2026 to explore the nexus between trade control on dual-use items and research security.
The event was organised by the University of Liège’s European Studies Unit (ESU) and the European Union Export Control Programme for Dual-Use Goods (EU P2P - EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 103).
Twenty-four experts and practitioners from all around Europe—originating from universities, research organisations, public authorities (European, national and regional), and industry—as well as the Republic of Korea, gathered in Belgium to brainstorm on the topic.
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More than four years after Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine, on April 23, 2026, the EU adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, as well as further measures against Belarus mirroring some of those adopted against Russia.
The following are among the main measures implemented to restrict Russia's access to battlefield technologies and its ability to wage war, to protect EU operators, and to crack down on Russia’s shadow fleet, thus cutting Russian energy imports and fighting against sanctions circumvention...
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Chaudfontaine Newsletter 62 – March 2026 The quarterly Chaudfontaine Newsletter on dual-use items trade controls, Issue 61, has been released. Read it now!
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Following the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Chaudfontaine Group, the European Studies Unit is pleased to announce its new publication: “A reviewed W3H methodology”.
A decade after the formulation of the initial “3WH methodology”, evolving geopolitical dynamics and shifts in strategic trade policies have broadened the notion of security to include areas such as human security and the increasingly salient notion of economic security. These developments prompted the need to reassess and update the methodological foundations governing STC systems.
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Chaudfontaine Newsletter 61 – December 2025 The quarterly Chaudfontaine Newsletter on dual-use items trade controls, Issue 61, has been released. Read it now!
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The European Studies Unit of the University of Liège announces cooperation with KOSTI The European Studies Unit (ESU) of the University of Liège is pleased to announce the launch of a partnership with the Korean Security Agency of […]
