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Tag: defence

“Differentiated Defence Integration Under French Leadership”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)

Posted on 28/09/2021

Studies dealing with EU security and defence policy tend to focus exclusively on what is formally included in the Union’s […]

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“Emerging Disruptive Technologies: The Achilles’ Heel for EU Strategic Autonomy?”, Ester Sabatino and Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)

Posted on 24/06/2021

Emerging disruptive technologies (EDT) – ranging from artificial intelligence (AI), big data, autonomous systems, hypersonic weapons and robotics to name […]

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“The Role of Differentiation in EU Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Cooperation with Neigh-bouring Countries”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri (IAI, Italy)

Posted on 26/04/2021

The EU extensively practices differentiation in its foreign, security and defence policy, both internally and externally towards its neighbours. Neighbouring […]

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“Europe’s Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)

Posted on 23/04/2021

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)

Posted on 21/04/2021

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

Posted on 05/02/2020

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)

Posted on 25/02/2019

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)

Posted on 03/02/2019

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)

Posted on 31/01/2019

“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

Posted on 14/12/2018

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)

Posted on 19/10/2018

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)

Posted on 25/07/2018

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)

Posted on 25/07/2018

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)

Posted on 26/06/2018

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)

Posted on 20/06/2018

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)

Posted on 20/06/2018

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)

Posted on 24/05/2018

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)

Posted on 25/04/2018

The issue №3-4(2017) of the National Security and Defence Journal “Political culture and parliamentarism in Ukraine: current state and main […]

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“Crisis Management versus Collective Defense”, Nicholas Williams (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 22/04/2018

“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)

Posted on 23/03/2018

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)

Posted on 23/03/2018

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)

Posted on 22/02/2018

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)

Posted on 23/01/2018

  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)

Posted on 23/01/2018

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)

Posted on 08/12/2017

  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)

Posted on 08/12/2017

  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)

Posted on 07/12/2017

On 4 and 5 December 2017, in cooperation with our Portuguese partner the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI), the […]

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“The Russian Su-57 and the ‘Fifth-Generation’ Challenge”, Michael Eric Lambert (IIR, Prague)

Posted on 07/12/2017

Fifth-generation aircraft – characterised by being stealthy, manoeuvrable, and multi-role and possessing advanced avionics and data processing capacities – are […]

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“Principles of Russian Military Thought”, Nicolò Fasola (IIR, Prague)

Posted on 07/12/2017

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)

Posted on 24/10/2017

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)

Posted on 18/10/2017

in Riga Conference Papers 2017, September 2017 The Riga Conference Papers 2017 offers a collection of articles reflecting the realities and […]

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The Disappearance of the Battlefield in the War on Terror, Antoine Bousquet (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 26/09/2017

  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)

Posted on 25/09/2017

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)

Posted on 25/09/2017

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)

Posted on 25/09/2017

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)

Posted on 25/09/2017

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)

Posted on 21/09/2017

Events in Ukraine have rekindled discussions about NATO’s post-Cold War purpose and the way it relates to the EU. Through […]

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Collective Defence in the Age of Hybrid Warfare, Benjamin Tallis and Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 17/07/2017

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)

Posted on 14/07/2017

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)

Posted on 14/07/2017

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)

Posted on 14/07/2017

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)

Posted on 14/07/2017

  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)

Posted on 12/07/2017

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)

Posted on 01/06/2017

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)

Posted on 18/05/2017

  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)

Posted on 18/05/2017

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)

Posted on 11/04/2017

Since the end of the Cold War, Sweden has gradually left the cocoon of neutrality in favour of integration into […]

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The Nuclear Weapons Ban Convention and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Miroslav Tuma (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 01/03/2017

This year, there will be an international conference (March 27th – 31st and June 15th – July 7th) in the […]

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European Strategic Autonomy: Distant but Irresistible, Michal Simecka (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 24/02/2017

“Under pressure from overlapping crises”, writes Michal Šimečka in his newest policy paper, “the European Union is embracing a more […]

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The Modern Russian Army 1992-2016, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)

Posted on 23/02/2017

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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