Keeping Europe safe after Brexit
The context Now is not the moment for either the European Union or the United Kingdom to risk allowing the political tensions around Brexit to…
European Security
Post-Brexit security concerns should safeguard scandal-hit UK aid budget
The UK sees overseas aid as an important part of its approach to international security. With Brexit it is already feeling vulnerable enough without introducing new security worries
Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
The world is in need of leadership on the global stage – but in Munich, no leaders were in sight
The southern front line: EU counter-terrorism cooperation with Tunisia and Morocco
European states should devote more effort to joint work on radicalisation with Morocco and Tunisia
A New Beginning for European Defence
It is time to move past institutional integration and develop practical European security capabilities
The Brexit threat to Britain’s defence industry
Last September, the UK published a remarkable paper on how it sees future foreign policy and defence relations with the EU after Brexit
Poland and European Defence Integration
Introduction After decades of relying on the United States for protection, the European Union’s member states are finally moving towards greater defence integration with…
Britain’s Strategic Defence and Security Review and deterring Russia
Russia is being weaponised to justify big-ticket buys for the UK military, yet there’s little talk of what Moscow thinks matters
The draft US Nuclear Posture Review is not as crazy as it sounds
The proposal of new, low-yield warheads seeks to convince adversaries that there is no step in the escalation ladder that the US would not be able to answer reciprocally
The transatlantic divide on Iran
In 2017, differences between European leaders and US President Donald Trump on several global security objectives have strained transatlantic relations. Nowhere are these differences more…