Trident replacement: losing its vocation?
Britain’s departure from the EU may make the case for its nuclear deterrent replacement harder to sustain
Defence, Security and Tech
European defence and the two per cent mantra
The best route to improved European defence capabilities is to build on the patchwork of co-operation that already exists – with Germany at its centre
Russia’s heavy metal diplomacy
Mark Galeotti's op-ed on how Russia aims to divide, distract, dismay and dominate neighbours with 'heavy metal diplomacy'
Germany: Politics in times of terror
Initial reactions from the public have been marked by collective grief but not by calls for revenge
Can governance Trump guns? European security after the US elections
Rather than trying to duplicate NATO, the EU should instead focus on 'hybrid defence'
Europeans will now decide what Europe will be
The answer for European countries in the age of Trump lies in genuine integration of territorial defence
European Defence: This time, could they really mean it?
A joint European defence budget won’t happen, but smaller steps in the direction of pooling European defence resources could and should be taken
European defence: More smoke, but will there be fire?
There are plenty of ways Europe can improve defence co-ordination – if its leaders truly want to move down this path. The determining factor will be political will in national capitals
European security concerns bring Russian mafia back onto agenda
For Moscow, Russian-based criminal networks provide an unconventional asset in the geopolitical struggle with the West
Passing the buck? Berlin and the 2016 NATO Summit
For now, Germany can live with the results of the NATO summit in Warsaw. But if Germany's allies want an engaged partner on defence matters, they will need to engage in active public diplomacy to avoid German retrenchment.