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  • US foreign policy after the presidential election: What should Europeans expect?
    Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 October 2012
    US foreign policy after the presidential election
  • Smart but too cautious: How NATO can improve its fight against austerity
    Policy brief by Claudia Major, Christian Mölling, Tomas Valasek, 21 May 2012
    Smart but too cautious: How NATO can improve its fight against austerity
  • Breakfast on 'Is collaboration the answer to defence austerity? Perspectives on UK, France, NATO and the EU'
    Event, 14 March 2012, London
    Breakfast on 'Is collaboration the answer to defence austerity?
  • Logic in Europe's military could check spending
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    Financial Times, 16 July 2009

    When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object bad things usually happen. And so it will be next year when spending cuts imposed by the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression meet the rising demands of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
  • The unravelling of the EU
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Prospect, 03 July 2009

    Divided on foreign and defence policy, the EU seems to be slipping backwards. It must learn to speak in one voice, or others will shape the new world order, writes Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
  • Intelligence, emergencies and foreign policy: The EU's role in counter-terrorism
    Essay by Hugo Brady, 01 July 2009

    Many European countries feel threatened by terrorist plots against civilians and infrastructure. European governments have strengthened their efforts to co-operate on counter-terrorism over the past decade.
  • Is Europe doomed to fail as a power?
    Essay by Charles Grant, 01 July 2009

    How relevant is Europe in the emerging multipolar world? On current trends, the EU seems unlikely to be one of the powers that shapes the new order. Divisions among the member-states and a lack of military muscle have weakened the EU's foreign and defence policy.

  • The EU's approach to Israel and the Palestinians: A move in the right direction
    Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 18 June 2009

    Divisions amongst Palestinians and the reluctance of the new Israeli government to work towards a viable two-state solution weaken the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

  • 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.
  • What the economic crisis will mean for European defence
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 05 June 2009

    There are mounting indications that defence budgets across Europe, not very high in the first place, could fall further because of the economic crisis.
  • 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.