East-South security trade-offs: towards a European security compromise
In this article, Francisco de Borja Lasheras looks at the strategic interplay between Europeans’ eastern and southern neighbourhoods, explaining how they can reconcile their interests between the two....
View ArticleGermany as European leader?
In this ‘Standpoint’, James Rogers and Luis Simón evaluate the supposed rise of Germany as the most powerful European country. The post Germany as European leader? appeared first on European Geostrategy.
View ArticleInterview with Takehiro Kano
In this interview, Luis Simón discusses Japan’s growing relations with Europeans – especially France and the United Kingdom – with Takehiro Kano from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The post...
View ArticleBig manoeuvres in eastern Europe
In this article, Sven Biscop looks at President Obama's recently announced 'European Reassurance Initiative' and its implications for European defence. The post Big manoeuvres in eastern Europe...
View ArticleEuropean navies and surface warfare
In this article, Alexander Clarke argues that, unlike the United States Navy, European navies do not seem to be having a conversation about producing quicker and more flexible surface warfare...
View ArticleSweden and NATO: getting closer?
In this article, Oscar Jonsson makes the case for Swedish membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The post Sweden and NATO: getting closer? appeared first on European Geostrategy.
View ArticleDoes the ‘West’ exist?
In this Long Post, Stanley R. Sloan argues that while the West’s existence will not be on the agenda of the NATO Wales Summit in September, it is an important question that will form a backdrop for...
View ArticleThe Russia-Ukraine conflict: lessons for Europeans
In this Long Post, Dominik Jankowski and Tomasz Kowalik analyse Russian activity in Eastern Europe, ultimately identifying four key strategic lessons that Europeans would do well to learn. The post The...
View ArticleBait, bark, bite: challenges to the Atlantic Alliance’s collective defence
In this Long Post, Erik A. Claessen argues that threatening military coercion combined with deniable armed subversion – as employed in the Crimea – constitutes a new territorial threat to Eastern...
View ArticleThe US pivot: how far do European navies want to reach?
In this first Long Post in a special focus series on European navies, Alexander Clarke looks at the importance of European investment in auxiliary naval vessels. The post The US pivot: how far do...
View ArticleSweden’s new government, NATO and Russia
In this article, Oscar Jonsson looks at two major questions facing the new Swedish government: NATO and Russia. The post Sweden’s new government, NATO and Russia appeared first on European Geostrategy.
View ArticleImpossible promise: the Ukraine crisis and NATO’s enlargement dilemma
In this article, Marco Overhaus argues that the Ukraine crisis has once more brought one of NATO’s major conundrums to the fore: with its open-door policy it has given a promise that it finds...
View ArticleInterview with Michael Gahler
In this interview, Daniel Fiott talks with Michael Gahler, Member of the European Parliament (EPP), about European defence and foreign policy. The post Interview with Michael Gahler appeared first on...
View ArticleThe CSDP is dead, long live the CSDP?
Over the coming weeks and months European Geostrategy will be publishing a special focus series entitled ‘National Perspectives and the CSDP’. This introductory article by Daniel Fiott sets out the...
View ArticleFrom maritime security to European seapower
In this article, Luis Simón argues that Europeans should move from a ‘maritime security’ to a ‘seapower’ mind frame if they are to achieve unhindered access to the global sea and oceans. The post From...
View ArticleCSDP is a remote concept in Poland
In this article for the "National Perspectives and the CSDP" special focus series, Jacek Bartosiak looks at Poland's involvement in the CSDP and its role in the future development of the policy. The...
View Article2014: a centenary and a discovery
In this article, Sven Biscop takes a look at European strategy over 2014 and asks how Europe is facing, engaging and thinking about war. The post 2014: a centenary and a discovery appeared first on...
View ArticleWeaponising information: Putin, the West and competing strategic narratives...
In this Long Post, Alister Miskimmon and Ben O'Loughlin argue that the conflict in Ukraine has highlighted the need to understand the role of political communication in emerging crises. The post...
View ArticleThe Netherlands and the CSDP
In this article for the “National Perspectives and CSDP” special focus series, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ton van Osch looks at Dutch perceptions towards the CSDP and the country’s role in the future development...
View ArticleSpain and the CSDP
In this Long Post for the 'National Perspectives and CSDP' special focus series, a number of leading experts look at Spain's involvement in the CSDP and its role in the future development of the...
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