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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Spanish Army soldiers running towards a helicopter with its rotor blades spinning, during a field training exercise. Defence
International Security

The defence dilemma: can Spain ride Europe’s defence revival?

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón
18 Jun 2025 //
3 mins Reading time
President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a handshake in the Oval Office. Both leaders are dressed in dark suits and stand in front of a display of American flags and military banners. A bust of Abraham Lincoln and framed photographs are visible in the background, along with large windows providing natural light. Germany
Future of Europe

Germany in the midst of transatlantic tension: how will a new government address contentious policy issues with the US?

By Liana Fix
11 Jun 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
A voter steps out of a booth draped in Romania’s red, yellow, and blue during the first round of the 2025 presidential election, with a ballot box marked 'Alegerea Președintelui României 2025' in view. Romania
Democracy and citizenship

Fault lines in the East: Romania’s political transformation and Europe’s future

By Antonia Colibășanu
08 May 2025 //
20 mins Reading time
Close-up of two soldiers in camouflage uniforms. One has a Spanish flag patch on their shoulder, and the other has a NATO Latvia patch, representing collaboration within the NATO alliance. Defence
Inside Spain

Spain under pressure to spend more on defence

By William Chislett
08 Apr 2025 //
7 mins Reading time
A Belgian F-16 pilot, wearing a flight helmet, oxygen mask, and full flight suit, sits inside the bubble canopy of a grey F-16 Fighting Falcon. The cockpit features visible instrument panels and side-stick controls, with warning labels on the fuselage just below the cockpit. The aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Florennes Air Base under a bright, partly cloudy sky during a NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) exercise. Defence
International Security

Europe’s best bet is to increasingly rely on itself for its own security and defence

By Emiliano Alessandri, Domenec Ruiz-Devesa
24 Mar 2025 //
18 mins Reading time
Official farewell ceremony for the T.10 military transport aircraft at Zaragoza Air Base. In the background, prominently displayed, is the grey fuselage of the aircraft, with some yellow details. It has high wings and two large visible propellers, one on each side. At the front, the slanted cockpit windows and the number 07 stand out. In the foreground of the image, blurred, several members of the Air Force are in formation. Most are wearing dark blue uniforms with matching caps. A person in the centre stands out, dressed in a green military uniform. Defence
International Security

All in? The revival of the Spanish and European defence industry

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón
25 Feb 2025 //
20 mins Reading time
Daytime view from the cockpit of an aircraft of 4 Spanish Navy ships in a demonstration of the European Union naval force Operation Atalanta, with calm seas and partly cloudy skies
International Security

Europe at war and European defence: the same as ever?

By Félix Arteaga
23 Oct 2024 //
27 mins Reading time
The wreckage of a building in Ukraine, following Russian shelling (2022). Europe superpower
Future of Europe

It’s time for Europe to think and act as a superpower

By Han ten Broeke
05 Jun 2024 //
25 mins Reading time
NATO, EU and Lithuanian flags in Vilnius. Photo: NATO Summit 2023 -European Union.
International Security

Thinking about NATO-EU relations in wartime

By Luis Simón
31 May 2024 //
8 mins Reading time
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the Republic of Ukraine, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic at the Summit on the war in Ukraine in Normandy at Salle Murat, Palais de l'Elysée.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

France’s Eastern Zeitenwende?

By Teona Giuashvili
08 May 2024 //
24 mins Reading time
A blue and black digital map of the earth and huge network. Background: Oxford blue view with more connection dots.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

The impact of Russia on the resilience of NATO and the Southern Neighbourhood

By Mira Milosevich-Juaristi
07 May 2024 //
23 mins Reading time
Roundtable of the EU - Japan Summit held in Brussels (Belgium) on 13 July 2023. At the table: Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission), Charles Michel (President of the European Council) and Fumio Kishida (Prime Minister of Japan). Japan is the EU’s closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region
China, the US and the new world order

Future-proofing EU security and defence policies in the Indo-Pacific: doubling down with friends

By Dylan Macchiarini Crosson, Stefania Benaglia, Linus Vermeulen
26 Dec 2023 //
20 mins Reading time
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