Germany: Politics in times of terror
Initial reactions from the public have been marked by collective grief but not by calls for revenge
Defence, Security and Tech
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.
Brexit and defence: Time to dust off the ‘letter of intent’?
In the absence of a comprehensive framework for post-Brexit defence cooperation between the UK and EU 27, the forgotten Letter of Intent agreement could provide a useful stop-gap
The European border guard: New in name only?
The migrant crisis has spurred reforms to Europe’s border agency Frontex, but it can only be as strong as member states allow it to be
Spain versus Russia’s kleptocracy
Let policy not simply be driven by individual judges and magistrates, a case here and a country there – let it be something debated at a national and European Union level and adopted on a broader basis