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?
The European Union Institute for Security Studies publishes a new report on the future of European armed forces. Can Europeans remain militarily powerful in the third decade of the twenty-first century?
In the ninth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, Luis Simón speaks to Kenneth Waltz about American power, the rise of China, nuclear weapons in the Middle East, and European decline.
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 this seventh interview in European Geostrategy’s series, Daniel Fiott speaks to Jamie Shea, the Deputy Assistant Secretary General of the Emerging Challenges Division, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
In this seventh interview in European Geostrategy’s series, Daniel Fiott speaks to Jamie Shea, the Deputy Assistant Secretary General of the Emerging Challenges Division, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
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?
In the fourth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, Luis Simón speaks to Julian Lindley-French about the Euro crisis, German power in Europe, British-French military co-operation and Russian designs in Central and Eastern Europe.
Does the financial crisis in Europe represent a deeper geopolitical crisis? If so, what is the nature of this crisis? Is Germany slowly detaching itself from the West? What will the implications be?
Why won’t the United Kingdom accept German leadership of the European Union? What will Britain do to prevent German primacy? What might the implications be? And how can Britain contribute to a stronger Europe?