Publications

ESILUX’s publications form the core of its contribution to European strategic debate.

Designed to combine analytical rigor with policy relevance, and to support long-term strategic reflection rather than reactive commentary.

Publication portfolio is structured around five complementary formats, each serving a distinct analytical function within a coherent annual cycle.

PRINCIPLE 01

Address strategic questions that cut across policy domains and time horizons.

PRINCIPLE 02

Grounded in empirical analysis and existing scholarship, even when written for non-academic audiences.

PRINCIPLE 03

Seek to connect European-level challenges with the perspectives and interests of smaller states, and of Luxembourg in particular.

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Policy Analyses

A COHERENT PUBLICATION ECOSYSTEM

Taken together, these five formats form a coherent publication ecosystem. The annual Strategic Outlook provides long-term structure and orientation. The Luxembourg Foreign Policy Report anchors ESILUX nationally. Luxsentinel captures evolving perceptions. Policy Analyses offer focused empirical insight. Strategic Notes maintain analytical presence between major outputs.

This portfolio allows ESILUX to combine foresight with diagnosis, synthesis with depth, and European perspective with national relevance. The objective is not volume, but continuity.

ESILUX’s publications form the core of its contribution to European strategic debate.

PRINCIPLE 01

PRINCIPLE 02

PRINCIPLE 03

Strategic OutlookThe annual Strategic Outlook will be ESILUX’s flagship publication.The annual Strategic Outlook will be ESILUX’s flagship publication.

Strategic Outlook

Luxsentinel ReportsLuxsentinel reports will be one of ESILUX’s flagship analytical products.Luxsentinel reports will be one of ESILUX’s flagship analytical products.

Luxsentinel Reports

Policy AnalysesPolicy Analyses will be medium-length research papers, usually 15 to 20 pages, addressing specific strategic or policy-relevant questions.Policy Analyses will be medium-length research papers, usually 15 to 20 pages, addressing specific strategic or policy-relevant questions.

Policy Analyses

Luxembourg Foreign Policy Report

Strategic NotesStrategic Notes will be short, accessible analytical pieces, usually 3 to 4 pages in length.Strategic Notes will be short, accessible analytical pieces, usually 3 to 4 pages in length.

Strategic Notes

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The Armed Integration of Ukraine: Strategic Bridge or Political Limbo

Luxsentinel 2026: Europe’s Future Seen from Luxembourg

The Social Foundations of Defence: Willingness to Fight in Europe

The Cost of Ambiguity: When Hedging No Longer Works

Operational Enlargement: Why Montenegro Matters Beyond Montenegro

Europe’s Energy Crossroads: Between Short-Term Fixes and Long-Term Strategy

The Greenland Warning: Preparing for a Post-NATO World

From Asset to Liability: Europe’s Security Dependence on America

A COHERENT PUBLICATION ECOSYSTEM