Daniel Fiott

Publications

  • Europe’s Geopolitical Coming of Age Requires Greater Defense Efforts

    Europe’s Geopolitical Coming of Age Requires Greater Defense Efforts

    Having already experienced what life is like under a Donald Trump US presidency, the Europeans presently seem rather blasé about what a potential second Trump administration could entail for the European Union and NATO. For all his (very real) sins, Trump gave voice to the long-standing tensions at the heart of the transatlantic relationship. Will… Read more

  • Deterrence and Economic Security: A Dialogue in Japan

    Deterrence and Economic Security: A Dialogue in Japan

    I spent the best part of a week in Japan as part of a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) project we are running on future trends in the Indo-Pacific. It was an intensive week of events and meetings and I was privileged to exchange views with government(al) representatives from Japan, Spain, the United… Read more

  • Grand Designs: The EU’s Future Political Structures in Times of Crisis and Geopolitical Transition  

    Grand Designs: The EU’s Future Political Structures in Times of Crisis and Geopolitical Transition  

    The advent of institutional change in the European Union will inevitably give rise to new and old ideas about bureaucratic design. As the clock runs down on the present legislature and European Commission, expect calls for new bodies and the reshuffling of existing structures. Before this author reflects on some of the possible ideas and… Read more

  • The EU Defence Industrial Strategy: Some Preliminary Reflections

    The EU Defence Industrial Strategy: Some Preliminary Reflections

    Daniel Fiott In advance of the 2024 EU Defence Industrial Strategy, and before I write a more focused and substantial piece of analysis, I wanted to lay out some key themes and issues that will confront the drafters of the new Strategy.  First, let me say that the Strategy itself should be placed in its… Read more

  • The EU and the Military Dimensions of Ukraine’s Recovery

    The EU and the Military Dimensions of Ukraine’s Recovery

    When accepting the Charlemagne Prize of Aachen on behalf of the Ukrainian people in May 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy boldly proclaimed that ‘Ukraini- ans will always make Europe stronger’. He also cautiously warned that while history is built on victories, it also remembers defeats. It is clear that European leaders do not want to leave… Read more

  • EU Defence after Versailles: An Agenda for the Future

    EU Defence after Versailles: An Agenda for the Future

    This analysis focuses on developments in European Union (EU) security and defence since the Versailles Summit, held on 10–11 March 2022. It shows how the Union’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine has unleashed and spurred on a range of operational, industrial and political initiatives that will influence security and defence policy for the years… Read more