Sweden’s Carl Bildt believes European leaders have a mandate to push forward with EU foreign policy. Will December’s defense summit give the EU the strategic oomph it needs?
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
A series of NATO exercises reveals much about EU member states’ diverse approaches to defense. Will Steadfast Jazz be the catalyst for a stronger security and defense doctrine?
At two upcoming summits, EU and NATO leaders will praise their strategic partnership. The reality is that there is no such cooperation, and there probably won’t be anytime soon.
The old assumption that shared threat perceptions will lead to common defense policies has failed. Europe’s defense strategy should instead be based on national ambitions.
Postwar feelings of transatlantic solidarity are no more. Today, Americans and Europeans have vastly different perceptions of the outside world and of the threats they face.
In recent years, the EU has displayed a lack of political will to become a serious global player. Next month’s Eastern Partnership summit is an opportunity not to be wasted.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
The system described by Winston Churchill as “the worst form of government except all the others” may look damaged these days. But parliaments still play a vital role.
Germany’s ongoing energy revolution is beset with technical, regulatory, and economic challenges. For it to be a success, the country’s energy sector needs radical reform.
The emerging rapprochement between Washington and Tehran creates a potential opportunity for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to boost his country’s international standing.
In December EU leaders will meet to discuss questions of defense. They should focus on improving coordination, but more importantly on creating a shared defense worldview.
According to a recent survey, Europeans are unconvinced by military action abroad but still value European leadership in the world. Those two views are tricky to reconcile.
Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
By failing on three counts to react strategically to challenges in the Middle East, the West has revealed its foreign policy performance to be breathtakingly miserable.
Recent tragic events in the Middle East show that the EU needs to adopt a comprehensive, multilateral regional strategy in its dealings with its Southern neighborhood.
The ongoing Syrian crisis has exposed a Europe that lacks the political resolve for serious diplomacy and the conviction to enforce international weapons conventions.
Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
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