Daniel Fiott

Journal Articles

  • European Defence and the Demands of Strategic Autonomy

    European Defence and the Demands of Strategic Autonomy

    Fundamental changes in the international system are calling into question the EU’s understanding of itself as a security and defence actor. Challenges such as the rise of China, Russia’s hybrid tactics, questions about the long-term durability of the transatlantic relationship, the risk that terrorist groups may seek to fill strategic vacuums, threats to the global Read more

  • The EU’s Presence and Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

    The EU’s Presence and Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

    Throughout 2021, it was clear to all external actors that the EU was set to produce a strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. After initial Council of the EU Conclusions on 19 April 2021 that set out the main parameters for EU engagement, the European Commission and High Representative set about refining how the EU would boost Read more

  • Naval Gazing: The Strategic Compass and the EU’s Maritime Presence

    Naval Gazing: The Strategic Compass and the EU’s Maritime Presence

    Abstract The EU and its member states will find it increasingly difficult to sustain the rules-based order and the Union’s own economic prosperity without a sizeable and consist- ent investment in maritime power. The politics of the EU’s approach to maritime security is conditioned by questions of geographical priorities and how to balance ‘soft’ and Read more

  • European Sovereignty: Strategy and Interdependence

    European Sovereignty: Strategy and Interdependence

    Abstract The notion of European ‘strategic sovereignty’ is increasingly important to debates about the European Union. Given rapidly shifting global geopolitical and technology trends, and the seeming fragmentation of the multilateral order, the EU is being forced to confront its own position in international affairs. A number of concepts have been given life because of Read more

  • Securing the Heavens: How can Space Support the EU’s Strategic Compass?

    Securing the Heavens: How can Space Support the EU’s Strategic Compass?

    Abstract Despite political and industrial divergences between EU member states, space will play an indispensable role in the Strategic Compass. Space is a strategic enabler that can enrich the EU’s approach to crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships, and the Compass is an opportunity to upgrade the status of space and defence within the context Read more

  • Le canal et l’Union : comment la nouvelle crise de Suez déstabilise la géopolitique de l’espace maritime européen

    Le canal et l’Union : comment la nouvelle crise de Suez déstabilise la géopolitique de l’espace maritime européen

    Depuis quelques jours, un porte-conteneurs géant embourbé dans les sables du canal de Suez bloque 12 % du commerce mondial. Que révèle l’affaire Ever Given de l’espace maritime européen ? Dans cette étude, Daniel Fiott montre qu’il ne faut pas négliger la dimension géostratégique de cet événement. Le Grand Continent, 2021 Read it here Read more