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Delivering together: Targeted partnerships for a secure world

23 May 2024
At a time of increasing fragmentation in the international order, Europe needs stronger security and defence partnerships. We argue that the EU should forge closer ties with countries around the world on key issues of common security. But for partnerships to deliver on security & defence, they must be targeted, squarely focused on output and flexible.

Contestation: the new dynamic driving global politics

22 May 2024

Contestation dynamics have intensified in recent years, to the point they are now driving global politics. We explore the convergence of diverse challenges to the current international order and how European leaders and policymakers should navigate this new reality.

Into the breach! EU military CSDP missions and operations

07 March 2024
For more than 20 years, the EU has deployed troops beyond its borders. But what has been the impact? At a time when the EU is faced with the challenge of taking on a larger role in security and defence, this Brief presents three alternatives for future EU military CSDP missions and operations.

Building weapons together (or not)

16 November 2023
Against the backdrop of the biggest rearmament effort in Europe since the 1950s, this Brief examines whether the EU defence industry is as fragmented as is commonly believed. It argues that new EU initiatives should focus on strengthening long-term demand for critical strategic enablers, but also on facilitating competition in defence industrial sectors where possible to promote innovation and cost control.

Buying weapons together (or not)

03 April 2023
After many years of underinvestment in defence, EU Member States are rearming. This Brief reviews the record of European armaments collaboration and sets out under what conditions common defence acquisition and joint arms procurement make most sense (and when it does not).

European defence partnerships

02 March 2023
This Brief analyses EU defence cooperation with key partners and makes suggestions for how these strategic partnerships might be further tailored and enhanced, including the idea of ‘Institutional nesting’ as a way to reconcile overlapping cooperation formats.

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