Category: Policy Papers

• Autonomy without Autarky: An EU ‘Roadmap’ for Security of Supply

  Oct 17

  The disruption of the defence supply chain and the inability to replace or reproduce equipment: a nightmarish prospect for any military planner. To allay such fears, states have, whenever possible,… more ›

• The Three Effects of Dual-Use: Firms, Capabilities and Governance

  Jul 4

  It is easy to overlook the fact that many of the products and technologies we use on a daily basis – and now take for granted – have their origins… more ›

• One Size to Fit All? Setting Standards for European Defence

  Apr 16

  Abstract While the crisis in Ukraine may contribute to a revision of defence expenditures in a number of European countries, the task of finding the right balance between cost-effective and… more ›

• No TTIP-ing Point for European Defence?

  Mar 21

  Abstract The EU-US Summit on 26 March will mark eight months since the partners decided to formally launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The aim of… more ›

• An Industrious European Council on Defence?

  Feb 18

  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… more ›

• The Sahel Crisis: Where do European and African Perspectives Meet?

  Mar 18

  The crisis in Mali has brought the Sahel to the centre of international attention. This fragile region not only suffers from longstanding development challenges, but also from an acute security… more ›

• Safeguarding the EDTIB: the Case for Supervising non-EU FDI in the Defence Sector

  Dec 18

  It is time for the EU member states to start collectively supervising non-EU FDI in Europe’s defence industries and infrastructures. This should be a prudent element of the nascent EDTIB… more ›

• The French White Paper on Defence and National Security: NATO, Nuclear Weapons and Space

  Sep 4

  The 17 June unveiling of the French White Paper on Defence and National Security2 comes at a period of evolution in French defence and security policy. Reformation of its armed… more ›