The Royal Higher Institute for Defence launches a call for doctoral projects that contribute to reinforcing strategic literacy and societal resilience in Belgium. Such research should provide added value to the development of a strategic vision on defence and security in a rapidly changing world.
The strategic literacy of civilians and policymakers is essential at a time when disinformation, hybrid threats and geopolitical uncertainties are on the rise. Our society needs a better understanding of how complex security is, as well as resilience at both the individual and collective levels. The Belgian Defence wants to play a leading role in these matters, in collaboration with the academic world.
The call will be launched on Monday 19th February 2026.
To inform potential applicants about the context, scope and modalities of this call, a dedicated info session will be organized:
𝑊𝑒𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 04 𝐹𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 2026 online
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𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to the info session 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 January 30th 2026.
For any questions, please contact SLSR@mil.be
