Nice location, shame about the neighbours
Europe?s biggest challenge in coming decades is how it will get along with the Islamic world
Nick Witney
Missile defences, bald men and combs
In spite of Czech and Polish objections, the Obama administration was right to drop plans for radars and rocket interceptors in central Europe
Obama?s new world order
Obama’s flagship Middle East speech in Cairo tomorrow will prove indicative of just how far he is willing to go in replacing the hostile Bush years
Blame the policy, not the army
As the British Army?s problems deepen, Nick Witney blames a defence policy too fixated on the US
European Defence – now with added elan?
Nick Witney assesses the outcome of the French Presidency’s efforts on the ‘new impetus? for European defence
The death of NATO
Now in its 60th year, NATO no longer provides a healthy basis for the trans-Atlantic security relationship
Georgian lessons for EU generals
As the dust of the August war in Georgia begins to settle, the EU is emerging as the nearest thing around to a winner. An article published in E-Sharp!.
European defence: Noises off
On ESDP, a decade of procrastination and missed opportunities has taught us some important lessons
Franco-British defence cooperation – a historic crossroads?
The Brown-Sarkozy summit in late March will offer a great opportunity to boost defence cooperation between the UK and France. But real progress will require a determined exercise of will by the two leaders.
France’s Shakespearean defence review
There are two sure signs that France’s defence review is entering its end-game: a new imprecision has crept into forecasts of when the outcome will be published (“spring”); and interesting disclosures are beginning to appear