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
Security and Defence
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
Germany’s defence doublespeak
While Germany's role in security is of increasing importance, German politicians must downplay it for a domestic audience
Cameron’s three front battle
Is time of complacency over for David Cameron?
Article 42.7: An explainer
What does France's invocation of Article 42.7 – the EU's mutual defence provision – mean for the EU and its member states
Migrations: let’s not fall into ISIS’ trap
Closing our borders to keep the others away is precisely what ISIS wants