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Britain and France should not give up on EU defence co-operation
Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 24 October 2011
Governments need incentives to pool and share militaries
Insight by Tomas Valasek, 01 November 2011
Trio leadership: The need to liberalise the European defence market
Report by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 03 June 2011

The trials and tribulations of European defence co-operation

Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 24 July 2013

In response to the economic crisis, European militaries are working more closely together than before. But they still need to collaborate further.
Time to bite the bullet on European defence

Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 February 2013

In response to declining defence budgets, Europeans must buy cheaper military equipment and co-ordinate their efforts to build sophisticated drones.
As doubts grow about a BAE-EADS merger, could it prove a danger to national interests?

Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek, Ben Wallace
City A.M, 19 September 2012

The fear that the merger might pose a threat to national security is without foundation. How? Would the German or French bits of the company withhold supplies to the UK armed forces on political grounds?
Prospects for deeper Visegrád defence collaboration

Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
CEPA, 01 August 2012

The May NATO Summit in Chicago ended with a call on member states to spend their money on the right priorities, to seek economies of scale in collaboration and to start specializing instead of duplicating each other's efforts.
Is the Franco-British defence treaty in trouble?

Bulletin article by Tomas Valasek, 27 July 2012

In 2010, France and Britain agreed to strengthen defence collaboration, mainly to save money through common research and acquisition of military equipment.
Integrating the EU defence market: An easy way to soften the impact of military spending cuts?

Opinion piece by Clara Marina O'Donnell
Institute for Security Studies, 12 July 2012

As many European countries introduce their biggest defence budget cuts in years, they have been exploring ways to limit the impact on their armed forces.
Europe's External Action Service: Ten steps towards a credible EU foreign policy

Policy brief by Edward Burke, 04 July 2012

The EU's new diplomatic service has been widely criticised. Although the EEAS has achieved more than many acknowledge, it can still do a lot better.
The implications of military spending cuts for NATO's largest members

Brookings, Report by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 July 2012

There have long been debates about the sustainability of the transatlantic alliance and accusations amongst allies of unequal contributions to burden-sharing.

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