European Defense Policy

Dossiers

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24th Foreign Policy Conference

Published: 29 November 2023

Preserving peace on the European continent is increasingly challenging. And security guarantees by the US and NATO have become more demanding. Is the EU ready to become a credible security actor?

Articles

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Publications

Budgeting for Security?

Published: 28 May 2025

E-Paper

As Europe rethinks its security strategy in light of global shifts, a new initiative aims to ramp up defense efforts. This paper warns the plan lacks real coordination incentives and calls for deeper reforms that tie funding to shared priorities like democratic resilience and climate security.

By Georg McCutcheon and Anton Möller

Strengthening the EU’s Global Capacity to Act

Published: 7 November 2024

Policy Paper

The EU needs a resolute and coherent common European foreign policy to strengthen its political weight worldwide.The recommendations for action in this paper are to be understood primarily as a call to Member States to make better use of the existing scope for action within the EU treaties.

By Dr. Jana Puglierin

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European Defense Policy

Dossiers

24th Foreign Policy Conference

Articles

Europe is reinventing itself

Hard Power or Diplomatic Power? Europe Has Faded From the World Stage

The never-ending debate of the European Army and why it is unhelpful

Publications

Budgeting for Security?

Strengthening the EU’s Global Capacity to Act

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