Daniel Fiott

Publications

  • The Strategic Compass and EU Space-based Defence Capabilities

    The Strategic Compass and EU Space-based Defence Capabilities

    The European Union relies on space for its economic sovereignty and security and defence. Without space-based capabilities, the EU could not enjoy any degree of strategic autonomy in security and defence. Since the adoption and endorsement of the Strategic Compass, space has only increased its relevance for the EU in the area of security and… Read more

  • Europe and the South: the Maritime Dimension

    Europe and the South: the Maritime Dimension

    Europe’s southern neighbourhood, for which the delineation varies according to the geopolitical and institutional frameworks considered, is critical from an economic and geopolitical perspective. Europe’s South remains affected by an arc of instability, running up from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the eastern fringes of the Middle East, encompassing several maritime spaces. For this… Read more

  • Relative Dominance: Russian Naval Power in the Black Sea

    Relative Dominance: Russian Naval Power in the Black Sea

    Russia is struggling in its war on Ukraine. Kyiv’s military advances have allowed the country to seize back more of its territory, vindicating Western efforts to deliver military equipment and weapons to Kyiv to stem Russian advances and to enable Ukrainian forces to retake territory Russia had annexed. In response, Russia has gone into a… Read more

  • Rethinking the EU’s Approach to Space: The Case of Security and Defence

    Rethinking the EU’s Approach to Space: The Case of Security and Defence

    Russia’s attack on Ukraine has sent shockwaves across Europe and the world. While the current war is a geopolitical turning point, it remains unclear whether it will trigger a quantum leap forward for European defence policies and for the role of the European Union as a security provider. This Report investigates whether we can expect a further convergence… Read more

  • L’Europe doit investir davantage dans la défense collective

    L’Europe doit investir davantage dans la défense collective

    Depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine , la plupart des pays de l’Union européenne ont annoncé l’intention d’augmenter, dans les années à venir, leurs dépenses militaires d’environ 200 milliards d’euros. De telles hausses budgétaires représentent à la fois une opportunité et un défi pour l’UE. Les Echos, 2022 Read more Read more

  • Collective Defence Investment: Europe Must do More and at a Faster Pace

    Collective Defence Investment: Europe Must do More and at a Faster Pace

    If Europeans really intend to build a common defence industry that will allow them to face the new challenges ahead and become a credible player in the international security arena, they must do and spend more together, and they must do it now, a group of ten defence experts write. Euractiv, 2022 Read more Read more