Daniel Fiott

Publications

  • The Cybridisation of EU Defence

    The Cybridisation of EU Defence

    While the issue of cyber security is pervasive, cyberdefence is not. Not only are documents such as the EU Global Strategy replete with references to the challenges emanating from cyber, but EU member states and institutions are taking important steps (such as greater investment in cyber capabilities and the establishment of dedicated national authorities) to ensure Europe’s cyber… Read more

  • Funding EU Defence Cooperation

    Funding EU Defence Cooperation

    European Union member states have spent decades working to identify and fill military capability gaps through initiatives such as the Headline Goals and the Capability Development Plan (CDP). In the European Defence Agency (EDA), participating member states are accustomed to operating on a strictly intergovernmental and largely voluntary basis when pursuing common defence projects. Even… Read more

  • European defence, 60 years after the Treaty of Rome

    European defence, 60 years after the Treaty of Rome

    The symbolism of the Capitoline Hill, where the Treaty of Rome was signed over sixty years ago, cannot have been lost on the original signatories of the treaty. As the former location of temples to the gods Saturn and his son Jupiter, the Capitoline Hill embodied wealth, renewal and liberation. Far from just mythology, however,… Read more

  • The European Defense Market: Disruptive Innovation and Market Destabilization

    The European Defense Market: Disruptive Innovation and Market Destabilization

    The global defense industry is shifting toward a new paradigm in which an emphasis on technology-driven capability development is being undermined by disruptive innovations emanating from the commercial sector. This evolution is likely to result in important effects on the defense market, lessening barriers to entry and turning upside down the approach to innovation. For… Read more

  • Another Russian invasion of Ukraine? A Scenario

    Another Russian invasion of Ukraine? A Scenario

    In the summer of 2020, Russian forces entered Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (Ukraine’s fourth largest city), blockaded the M34 motorway that links Dnipropetro- vsk to Kiev and seized railway lines in the region. At the same time, Russia deployed the Admiral Grigorovich, Ladnyy and Smetlivyy frigates and the Azov and Caesar Kunikov landing ships in the Sea of Azov, sent air detachments and funneled supplies… Read more

  • Promoting European Defence Cooperation and the Promise of Financial Incentives

    Promoting European Defence Cooperation and the Promise of Financial Incentives

    The European Union (EU) has never directly funded defence research or military capability development before; so the fact that EU financial support for both defence research and joint capability development is now possible following the release of the European Defence Action Plan (EDAP) is curious and interesting. The fact that defence research and capability development… Read more