An industrious European Council on defence
The December 2013 Council meeting set in motion a number of important “roadmaps” for defence-industrial policy in Europe. Now the member states, the European Defence Agency and European Commission need […]
The December 2013 Council meeting set in motion a number of important “roadmaps” for defence-industrial policy in Europe. Now the member states, the European Defence Agency and European Commission need […]
Defence matters. This is the opening sentence (probably the shortest ever) of the conclusions of the December 2013 European Council. And that matters too. (Photo credit: Irish Defence Forces, Flickr)
Main Political Message: Defence Matters. It’s about Europe’s place on the world stage and the overall expectation that Member States ought to achieve the autonomy to launch crisis management operations, […]
Commentaries
Will the EU summit on 19 December 2013 be seen as a milestone in the development of our Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), similar to the St. Malo meeting […]
Does Europe still have an ambition in defence beyond that of its academics, i.e. to write papers about it? When the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, put […]
Other publications
This volume brings together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to examine the significance of 9/11 for the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance over the last decade. Blending […]
Working Breakfast (restricted audience) with H.E. Dr. Miomir Zuzul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Conference with M. Rogelio Pfirter, Directeur général de l’Organisation pour l’interdiction des armes chimiques – Speech, (Photo credit: ICANW, Flickr)
Presentation of the IRRI-KIIB document and debate with L. Michel, J. Solana, Vte E avignon, Prof. R. Coolsaet. (Photo credit:Rockcohen, Wikimedia Commons)
Conference (restricted audience) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, E. Kukan – Report. (Photo credit: European Parliament)