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Tag: defence
“Europe’s Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
Europe’s missile defence is structurally linked to NATO deterrence and defence architecture, and it has to face both a worsened […]
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“What Belgium Can Do: Proposals for the National Security Strategy’, Sven Biscop and Nina Wilén (Egmont, Belgium)
Belgium has never had a National Security Strategy: a single strategic vision outlining how to safeguard its national interests from […]
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TEPSA Brief: “European Security Development – Leading Where?”, Gunilla Herolf
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “European Security Development – Leading Where?“ written by Gunilla Herolf, Ph.D. […]
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Call for Papers – A European defence policy (CIFE, France)
Call for Papers – A European defence policy Requirements: Articles should be around 6000 words long. They can be written in French or […]
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“Italy’s Defence Expenditure: What Impact on EU Defence Cooperation?”, Andrea Aversano Stabile, Paola Sartori (IAI, Italy)
On 15 October 2018, the Italian Ministry of Defence released its Plurennial Programmatic document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale, DPP) outlining Italy’s defence expenditure […]
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“Proposed Frontex reform and its impact: Border politics and the external security nexus in the EU”, Teemu Tammikko (FIIA, Finland)
“Proposed Frontex reform and its impact: Border politics and the external security nexus in the EU”, Teemu Tammikko , 01 […]
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TEPSA Brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, Juha Jokela
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, […]
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“The Civilian CSDP Compact: Strengthening or Repurposing EU Civilian Crisis Management?”, Tobias Pietz (IAI, Italy)
More than 15 years since the EU deployed its first civilian crisis management mission under Europe’s Common Security and Defence […]
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“Looking Through the Fog of Brexit: Scenarios and Implications for the European Defence Industry”, Paola Sartori et. al. (IAI, Italy)
By looking “through the fog” of Brexit, this analysis highlights what could be its major implications on the European defence […]
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“Brexit and European Defence: What to Expect from a “No-Deal” Outcome?”, Paola Sartori (IAI, Italy)
Brexit poses a unique set of challenges to both the UK and the European Union. Its multifaceted implications will affect […]
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“The Conte Government: Radical Change or Pragmatic Continuity in Italian Foreign and De-fence Policy?”, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The new Italian government headed by Giuseppe Conte relies on a parliamentary majority formed by the Five Star Movement (Movimento […]
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“The defence of Finland and Sweden: Continuity and variance in strategy and public opinion”, Charly Salonius-Pasternak (FIIA, Finland)
At state strategic decision-maker and public opinion levels, Swedish defence politics fluctuates more than its Finnish counterpart. During the past twenty-five […]
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“Boosting Defence Cooperation in Europe: An Analysis of Key Military Capabilities”, Alessandro Marrone (et al.) (IAI, Italy)
This study aims at analysing the developments regarding key military capabilities of 31 European countries in four specific areas: Air-to-Air […]
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“European Defence and Third Countries after Brexit”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
The UK’s departure from the European Union has given energy to the process towards ‘ever closer Union’ in the EU’s […]
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“Political culture and parliamentarism in Ukraine: current state and main problems” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The issue №3-4(2017) of the National Security and Defence Journal “Political culture and parliamentarism in Ukraine: current state and main […]
Read more“Crisis Management versus Collective Defense”, Nicholas Williams (IIR, Czech Republic)
“After more than 20 years of focusing on crisis management and intervention, NATO knows how to do crisis management, but […]
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“European Defence and Third Countries after Brexit”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
The UK’s departure from the European Union has given energy to the process towards ‘ever closer Union’ in the EU’s […]
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“Strategic Communication (StratCom) policies”, Félix Arteaga (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Expert Comments The hybrid practices of Russia and China have highlighted just how vulnerable European and Japanese security and defence policies […]
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NATO and the south: opportunities for coherence and integration, Jordan Becker (Elcano, Spain)
in Analyses of the Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), 13 February 2018 Challenges from the south present opportunities in the context of Alliance […]
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“The Strategic Review of French National Defence and Security in 2017”, Félix Arteaga, December 2017 (Elcano, Spain)
This Strategic Review focuses on the defence and armed forces of France, and not on country´s national security. The […]
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“Strategic autonomy and European defence”, Félix Arteaga, December 2017 (Elcano, Spain)
Strategic autonomy is an old goal of European defence. In general, the concept refers to the indispensable military capabilities necessary […]
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“Facing New Realities: A case for enhanced Finnish understanding of nuclear weapons”, November 2017, Leo Michel (FIIA, Finland)
After a decades-long hiatus, nuclear weapon issues have returned to the forefront of international security concerns. In recent months, […]
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“What Non-Alignment: Finland’s security and defence policy stems from partnerships”, Matti Pesu: (FIIA, Finland)
Defence cooperation has become the most important driver of Finnish external affairs. New initiatives are being launched, and ever-more […]
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“Background report: German-Portuguese Expert Meeting,”(IEP, Berlin)
On 4 and 5 December 2017, in cooperation with our Portuguese partner the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI), the […]
Read more“The Russian Su-57 and the ‘Fifth-Generation’ Challenge”, Michael Eric Lambert (IIR, Prague)
Fifth-generation aircraft – characterised by being stealthy, manoeuvrable, and multi-role and possessing advanced avionics and data processing capacities – are […]
Read more“Principles of Russian Military Thought”, Nicolò Fasola (IIR, Prague)
The aim of this paper is to identify the enduring principles at the basis of Russian military thought, which offers […]
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Lift the Tollgates: Europe needs greater cross-border military mobility, Leo Michel (FIIA, Finland)
European militaries, including Finland’s, increasingly train, carry out exercises, and deploy together across the continent under EU, NATO, or national […]
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Security in the Baltic Sea Region: Realities and Prospects, Andris Sprūds, Māris Andžāns eds. (LIIA, Latvia)
in Riga Conference Papers 2017, September 2017 The Riga Conference Papers 2017 offers a collection of articles reflecting the realities and […]
Read moreThe Disappearance of the Battlefield in the War on Terror, Antoine Bousquet (IIR, Czech Republic)
The classic image of the battlefield evokes a bounded physical space in which massed armies clash for a day […]
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The Time for European Defence Has Come: Rome Must Step Up to the Task, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
When it comes to European defence, more has been achieved over the last year than in the past decade. Some […]
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Assessing the High Representative’s Role in Egypt during the Arab Spring, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré, Sergio Fabbrini (IAI, Italy)
in The International Spectator, 52/2, September 2017, pp. 64-82. The 2009 Lisbon Treaty institutionalised an intergovernmental constitution for managing policies […]
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The EU in the German Elections: A Window of Opportunity for Euro and Defence Reforms, Niklas Helwig (FIIA, Finland)
Ahead of the federal elections, international challenges have energized the German debate on how to reform and strengthen the EU. […]
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Managing Unpredictability: Transatlantic relations in the Trump era, Mika Aaltola & Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The initial stages of President Donald Trump’s administration are marked by an apparent shift in US foreign policy, including in […]
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EU-NATO Relations: Running on the Fumes of Informed Deconfliction, Simon Duke & Carmen Gebhard (EIPA, Maastricht)
Events in Ukraine have rekindled discussions about NATO’s post-Cold War purpose and the way it relates to the EU. Through […]
Read moreCollective Defence in the Age of Hybrid Warfare, Benjamin Tallis and Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)
This discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis and Michal Šimečka, who are both senior researchers at the Institute of International Relations, provides […]
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Russia’s Information Expansion: Ukrainian Foothold, Mykhailo Pashkov (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The three year hybrid war between Russia and Ukraine that started in February 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and […]
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National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” […]
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Global Spain: the country’s economic, military and soft presence, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Almost 500 years since Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world and a vast empire was created, […]
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Elcano Global Presence Report 2017 (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Global Presence Index is a synthetic index that orders, quantifies, and aggregates the external projection of different countries. […]
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European Parliament briefing and workshop on “Towards an EU common position on the use of armed drones”, contributions from Jessica Dorsey and Giulia Bonacquisti (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a workshop and a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights […]
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Latvian Foreign and Security Policy, Yearbook 2017, Andris Spruds, Ilvija Bruge and Karlis Bukovskis (eds.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) continues to assess Latvian foreign and security policy, inform society and provide recommendations […]
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What does NATO need to ‘project stability’ in its neighbourhood?, Rubén Díaz-Plaja (Elcano, Spain)
At NATO’s Warsaw Summit in 2016, allied leaders announced not only major changes to their collective defence posture but also their […]
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Securing Finland: The Finnish Defence Forces are again focused on high readiness, Charly Salonius-Pasternak (FIIA, Finland)
Finland has adjusted its comprehensive national defence planning, and returned the Finnish Defence Forces to higher readiness levels. Increased readiness […]
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Trapped in the Twilight Zone? Sweden between neutrality and NATO, Robert Dalsjö (FIIA, Finland)
Since the end of the Cold War, Sweden has gradually left the cocoon of neutrality in favour of integration into […]
Read moreThe Nuclear Weapons Ban Convention and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Miroslav Tuma (IIR, Czech Republic)
This year, there will be an international conference (March 27th – 31st and June 15th – July 7th) in the […]
Read moreEuropean Strategic Autonomy: Distant but Irresistible, Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)
“Under pressure from overlapping crises”, writes Michal Šimečka in his newest policy paper, “the European Union is embracing a more […]
Read moreThe Modern Russian Army 1992-2016, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s army has undergone a turbulent transformation, from the scattered left-overs of the […]
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