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A Partner of Choice? Spain’s Performance in the European Defence Fund in 2023
Real Instituto Elcano
Since 2021 there have been three calls of proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF). The 2023 results publicly released by the European Commission in May 2024 reveal that Spain continues to perform well as to the Fund. This can be seen in the way Spain is involved in the majority of projects and how it is playing the role of coordinator in several important defence research and development projects. For this successful role, Spain relies on a diversified defence ecosystem made up of firms, specialised colleges and research institutes. The country relies on a several large defence firms to ensure efficient project management, and it is increasing its collaborative role in key military domains such as defence innovation, air combat, information superiority, ground combat and more. Thus, the 2023 EDF call results ring a positive note for Spain’s continued role in developing the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base.
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Strategic Domains: Developing the EU’s Capabilities and Enablers for a Free and Secure Global Order
Future Europe – European Liberal Forum
The deteriorating global security order is calling into question old certainties about how freely and securely Europe can access and use global commons such as the seas, air and space. The rise of authoritarian and revisionist powers will only make it more challenging for the European Union (EU) to play a global security role and ensure its security and defence. The risks and threats emerging in the maritime, space and air domains mean that the EU needs to invest in its defence capabilities and technologies. More than this, and while working with close partners, the EU needs to enhance its surveillance and intelligence capacities in the strategic domains. This Policy Paper shows how and why strategic domains are vital to European security, and, with a view to ensuring security in space, on the seas and in the air, it shares a number of policy recommendations for further EU action.
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Defending Europe, That is the Question
In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on the theme of security and defence. We asked eleven experts to respond to the following question, formulated by TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos and Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili: “In view of the multiple new threats in a rapidly changing world, the effects of the Russian war on Ukraine, and growing uncertainties about the US commitment to European security, the time has come for a qualitative leap towards the objectives outlined in Article 42 TEU. What should be the key ingredients of such a reset? How could it best be ensured and operationalised, in terms of EU internal structures, resources, and ambition? Should the United Kingdom be associated to the process towards a European common defence, and how? What should the future role of NATO be? Do you consider that the Strategic Agenda adopted by the European Council at its June meeting is an adequate first response to these questions?“
As the European Union increasingly seeks to assert itself in a difficult geopolitical world, the question of how to ensure European security and defence has become more and more prominent. The context of Europe’s hard security having been ensured by NATO since the 1950s, a setup in which the role of the United States is crucial, has clashed with the current reality of new threats emerging in a rapidly changing world and of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. With a potential second Trump Presidency in America, the question of Europe making its own way in security and defence must be addressed.
Trans-European Policy Studies Association
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NATO Summit in Washington: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Instituto da Defesa Nacional Portugal
The recent NATO summit, held in Washington from 9 to 11 July, marked the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, in the same city where, in 1949, twelve countries, including Portugal, signed this treaty to ensure their collective defence. The meeting brought together leaders of the 32 member states of this military alliance, and strategic decisions were taken for the future of the organisation. In the IDN Brief now published, a selected group of national and international experts analyse the main conclusions of that important summit.
A recente cimeira da NATO, realizada em Washington entre os dias 9 e 11 de julho, assinalou os 75 anos daOrganização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte, na mesma cidade onde, em 1949, doze países, incluindo Portugal, assinaram este tratado para assegurar a sua defesa coletiva. O encontro reuniu líderes dos 32 Estados-membros desta aliança militar, tendo sido tomadas decisões estratégicas para o futuro da organização. No IDN Brief agora publicado, um conjunto selecionado de especialistas nacionais e estrangeiros analisa as principais conclusões daquela importante cimeira
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The 7Ds – Defence in Depth
When an idea like the defence community re-emerges regularly over the course of 70 years but is never realised, what does this tell us? The message is, first, that the idea is backed by a strong rationale that does not allow us simply to shelve it and move on; but also, that the preconditions for its implementation have been absent. This paper brings together the insights of many Martens Centre experts in order to better understand what Europe needs to develop its defence policy and to how to implement the necessary steps. My own contribution is entitled “Filling Strategic Capability Gaps”.
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Defence Industry: A New Chapter of Transatlantic Friction?
In profound and significant ways, the defence industry is at the heart of debates about how to organise transatlantic defence cooperation. The United States (US) and its defence industry continue to sell military capabilities and equipment to Europe, a condition that has developed over several decades. The predominant role of American defence industries in Europe has given rise to two general reactions. Whoever occupies the White House, he will have to deal with an evolving European defence sector. The balance of the transatlantic alliance will also depend on this.
Italian Institute for International Political Studies
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Defence as a core pillar of European integration
CIDOB Monographs nº 88
The politicisation of European affairs, and the steady rise of clashing views on them, is a growing and irrepressible phenomenon. In this context, the outcome of the elections to the European Parliament will determine the future of the legislative process on many issues: the green agenda, European Union’s future enlargement, the defence policy, the debate over the EU’s own resources. Legislative progress will depend on the majorities that form in the new parliament, and on the nature and composition of the new European Commission. The first step in defining the new majorities in the EU will be decided at the polls from June 6 to 9, 2024.
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Order, Counter-Order, Disorder? Regional and Global Security Orders in the Shadow of Sino-American Competition
As part of an international security seminar organised by the US Military Academy, West Point, in February 2023, a collection of essays have been produced based on the panel sessions. I was extremely pleased to contribute three essays to the collection along with my great American colleagues. The three papers focus on: 1) Russia’s economy after the Ukraine war; 2) the Chinese economy in an era of competition; and 3) how NATO allies are investing in their defence. The collection was edited by Jordan Becker and Joshua Woodaz.
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Une stratégie industrielle de défense pour l’UE : quelles perspectives ?
In this interview, I speak with Joseph Herontin for DSI Magazine about the European Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Beyond Strategy? Industrial Strategy and the Future of European Defence
On 5 March 2024, the European Union published its first ever European Defence Industrial Strategy. In the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Europe understands that investing in its defence industrial and technological base is a core way of enhancing Europe’s defence, playing a bigger role in transatlantic burden-sharing and lowering manufacturing and technology dependencies. The Strategy comes at the right time and its stress on defence readiness is welcome, but it asks many more questions than it currently solves. This analysis looks at how the Strategy has been received and probes some of the challenges facing the EU as it seeks to boost its defence industrial base.
Real Instituto Elcano
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