Permanent Sovereign COoperation (PESCO) to underpin the EU Global Strategy
The EU now has a full-fledged Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy – and defence. Just in time. The EUGS includes a clear political level of ambition as well […]
European defence / NATO
Publications
European defence core groups. The why, what & how of permanent structured cooperation
The deteriorating security situation around Europe and the burgeoning messages from Washington that Europe has to take more responsibility for its own security call for a step change in European […]
Has Trump reshuffled the cards for Europe?
“I think NATO may be obsolete”. When Donald Trump, the next President of the United States, spoke these words during the campaign, he most likely had only a vague idea […]
Commentaries
Uncertain reform call meets structural rigidities: The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy in 2016
Christian Deubner assesses how a strengthened and more binding integration of the external security and defence policies of the EU Member States could improve their security in the Union’s more dangerous […]
Commentaries
Construct European Defence in Brussels
Now that a window of opportunity seems to exist to move from defence cooperation to defence integration in Europe, Belgium especially should push hard in order not to waste the […]
External publications
After the EU Global Strategy – Consulting the experts – Security and defence
Jo Coelmont and Sven Biscop were among the experts consulted by the EU Institute for Security Studies on the military implications of the EU Global Strategy.