Daniel Fiott

Journal Articles

  • A Scenario Involving the Hijacking of a Foreign Submarine

    A Scenario Involving the Hijacking of a Foreign Submarine

    At 04:44 on 17 May 2021, government au- thorities from the Republic of Zirta re- ceived communication from the ‘New Petra Circle’ (NPC) terror group that a diesel-powered submarine (Kilo-class) belonging to the navy of the Federal Republic of Parousia had been hijacked in the Zirtian harbour city of Plimsolla. Parousian officials confirmed to Zirtian authorities that they had lost Read more

  • Military CSDP operations: strategy, financing, effectiveness

    Military CSDP operations: strategy, financing, effectiveness

    This chapter looks at the intersection of the legal and operational parameters in which military operations are deployed under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). To this end, the chapter focuses on the challenges related to ‘mission creep’ and the flexibility of operational objectives, to the financial and legal aspects of deployment and Read more

  • The Multiannual Financial Framework and European Defence

    The Multiannual Financial Framework and European Defence

    Thirteen billion euros. This amount of money is perhaps of little significance when taken as a stand-alone item in the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). But in light of the fact that the European Commission has requested this amount for defence research and capability development, it becomes much more important. In a radical break Read more

  • Strategic Autonomy: Towards ‘European Sovereignty’ in Defence?

    Strategic Autonomy: Towards ‘European Sovereignty’ in Defence?

    Strategic autonomy. Two familiar words that are yet again in vogue in Europe but which cause confusion and, in some quarters, even alarm. The last time strategic autonomy stirred controversy was in 2003 during the run-up to the Iraq War, but perhaps the most well-known instance followed the Balkan crisis of the 1990s. The objective Read more

  • Artificial Intelligence: What Implications for EU Security and Defence?

    Artificial Intelligence: What Implications for EU Security and Defence?

    Consider a world where human decision-making and thought processes play less of a role in the day-to-day functioning of society. Think now of the implications this would have for the security and defence sector. Over the next few decades, it is likely that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not only have major implications for most areas Read more

  • European Armaments Standardisation

    European Armaments Standardisation

    The standardisation of armaments has been a long-standing focus of EU efforts to enhance the Union’s military effectiveness, to improve capability development and to support the competitiveness of the European defence industry. Armaments standardisation is a process that can lead to cost savings for defence spending by injecting added-value in defence production processes and the Read more