In the sixth of European Geostrategy’s ‘Long Posts’, Xymena Kurowska and Bence Németh enquire as to whether Central Europe has become a geopolitical playground for a plethora of internal, external and ‘caretaking’ powers. How might the region’s countries better prepare themselves for the future?
How is the European military-industrial base articulated in the French Defence White Paper? Is it still central to French interests, or increasingly less important?
What does the 2013 French Defence White Paper mean for European armaments cooperation? What is preventing the creation of a European military-industrial base?
In the tenth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, Daniel Fiott speaks with Volker Perthes, of the Institute for Foreign and Security Policy in Berlin.
In the eighth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, James Rogers speaks to Benoit Gomis about the British-French Alliance, the French-led operation in Mali and the future of London-Paris relations.
In the sixth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, Daniel Fiott speaks to Robert Cooper about the European Security Strategy, European enlargement, British relations with the rest of the European Union, and ‘neo-idealism’ as a foreign policy mindset.
Rather than a ring of friends, the European Union seems to have become surrounded by a belt of insurgency and insurrection in the Southern Neighbourhood. Where are the weapons being used there going? Are they are threat to Europeans? How can they be neutralised?
How is French grand strategy evolving in the early twenty-first century? Where are French multilateral interests starting to settle? Is France exclusively a European power, or is it trying to cement new relations with a plethora of new countries – particularly the United Kingdom, Russia and Poland?
Many Conservatives in the United Kingdom want their country to leave the European Union. They are dangerously wrong. The reason for continued British participation in the European project is decidedly geopolitical, not only economic. Here is why…
In the fourth in the series of European Geostrategy’s ‘Long Posts’, Iskander Rehman analyses European maritime history in relation to contemporary China’s naval modernisation. What does European history imply for China’s future? Do the histories of Rome, France and Russia provide insights? What lessons can be learnt from European history in shaping Chinese maritime geostrategy in the years ahead?