Daniel Fiott

Publications

  • A Revolution Too Far? US Defence Innovation, Europe and NATO’s Military-Technological Gap

    A Revolution Too Far? US Defence Innovation, Europe and NATO’s Military-Technological Gap

    The United States is launching another defence innovation initiative to offset the growing military-technological might of countries such as China, Russia and Iran. However, by utilising emerging technologies from the commercial sector to achieve greater military power the US may further open up the technology gap within NATO. This raises serious questions for NATO’s European… Read more

  • A ‘Game Changer’? The Preparatory Action on Defence Research

    A ‘Game Changer’? The Preparatory Action on Defence Research

    The Preparatory Action for Common Security and Defence Policy‐related research is currently under preparation, and it will serve as a test‐bed to prove the relevance of defence‐related research at the European Union‐level. The Preparatory Action could potentially see between €75 ‐ €100 million invested in defence‐specific research over a three‐year period beginning in 2017. The… Read more

  • Modernising NATO’s Defence Infrastructure with EU Funds

    Modernising NATO’s Defence Infrastructure with EU Funds

    A quietly important element of NATO’s Readiness Action Plan (RAP), agreed at the 2014 Wales Summit, is the Alliance’s need ‘to reinforce its eastern Allies through preparation of national infrastructure, such as airfields and ports’. Put simply, without the necessary infrastructure, including transportation networks and hubs, and energy supply lines, it will be difficult for… Read more

  • Europe and the Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy

    Europe and the Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy

    Faced with the prospect of its adversaries mitigating its long-held superiority in sophisticated weapons systems, the US announced in 2014 that it was about to embark on a ‘third offset strategy’ in order to maintain its military-technology edge. In its quest to harness new technologies and operational concepts however, the third offset strategy is likely… Read more

  • The Responsibility to Protect and the Third Pillar: Legitimacy and Operationalization

    The Responsibility to Protect and the Third Pillar: Legitimacy and Operationalization

    As the RtoP moves from norm to operationalization, greater analysis of action to halt crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and ethnic cleansing is needed. This uncovers opportunities and challenges associated with third pillar interventions by looking at legal, economic, political, military and alternative interventions in third-countries. Palgrave, 2015 Buy it here Read more

  • Europe’s Strategy Strained as Libya Veers Toward Civil War

    Europe’s Strategy Strained as Libya Veers Toward Civil War

    Without a lasting deal on a national unity government, militias rallying around the rival factions vying for control of Libya could eventually spark a civil war. The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) continue to reject a United Nations-brokered, European Union-backed proposal. Any subsequent conflict could have far-reaching regional repercussions,… Read more