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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
    Britain and France should not give up on EU defence co-operation
  • Governments need incentives to pool and share militaries
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 01 November 2011
    Defence austerity
  • Trio leadership: The need to liberalise the European defence market
    Report by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 03 June 2011
    Trio leadership
  • How to make Europe's military work
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 16 August 2009

    The European Union is justly proud of its "soft power" – its prosperity, stability and commitment to multilateral institutions have won admirers the world over.
  • Will the recession make Europe's militaries weaker?
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    Foreign Policy, 12 June 2009

    Governments across Europe are about to slash their defense budgets - but they need to ensure they cut correctly.The economic crisis has wracked government budgets across Europe, as revenues have fallen and spending on stimulus and bailouts has soared.
  • The EU should do more to support UN peacekeeping in Africa
    Bulletin article by Richard Gowan, 01 June 2009

    The EU likes to highlight its commitment to tackling failed states, addressing humanitarian disasters and bringing order to unstable regions.

  • The EU finally opens up the European defence market
    Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2009

    For decades Europeans have been fighting side by side. Yet governments have maintained a broadly national approach when purchasing their military equipment.

  • The EU takes on defence procurement
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 28 November 2008

    The EU is in the middle of a little noticed – but potentially important – debate about defence markets. For the first time, the European Commission could be authorised to help reduce barriers amongst the EU’s segmented national defence markets.
  • Sarkozy's bold European defence initiative
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 24 March 2008

    Gordon Brown will welcome Nicolas Sarkozy to London on March 27. Almost 10 years ago, their predecessors as British prime minister and French president, Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac, launched the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) at St Malo. At this week's Franco-British summit, defence co-operation will once again be on the agenda.
  • Britain and France must pool parts of their defence
    Bulletin article by Edgar Buckley, 01 August 2006

    In European Union defence, Britain and France spend the most money (45 per cent of the total), maintain the largest and most effective expeditionary forces, run the biggest defence industries and manage the most important research facilities.
  • The lure of Beijing
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 25 May 2005

    China's foreign policy establishment likes the idea of the EU. In Beijing, senior ministers turn up to speak at conferences with titles such as "The Future of EU-China Strategic relations".