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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

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

By Emiliano Alessandri, Domenec Ruiz-Devesa // Posted on 24 Mar 2025

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

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Analysis

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

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón // Posted on 25 Feb 2025

A view from inside an old yellow bus shows a war-torn cityscape in Borodyanka, Ukraine. Through the rear window, two yellow buses are driving along a muddy road, passing a heavily damaged block of flats. In the background, a monument with a Ukrainian flag on top can be seen. Ukraine

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Roundtable ‘Where is the war in Ukraine heading?’

// Posted on 12 Feb 2025

Fachada de un edificio de hormigón gris con textura vertical y una gran ventana cuadrada abierta que enmarca un edificio de ladrillos al fondo con un balcón cerrado de ventanas blancas. En la parte inferior de la fachada, una reja de lamas verticales de color negro

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Colloquium about the monograph ‘Reaffirmation and abandonment of global Jihad. Personal trajectories of Jihadist prisoners in Spain’ by Álvaro Vicente

// Posted on 07 Feb 2025

Seven flags of the European Union, with blue background and yellow stars, flying in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) during the day. Middle East

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Experts Comment

The Middle East: reclaiming our shared Humanity

By Josep Borrell // Posted on 19 Nov 2024

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

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Analysis

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

By Félix Arteaga // Posted on 23 Oct 2024

Image: A closeup shot of a cracked window during sunset with windows in the background. Elcano Forum on Global Terrorism

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Event

11th Elcano Forum on Global Terrorism “The current threat from Islamist terrorisms to the West”

// Posted on 11 Oct 2024

Muro fronterizo de Gaza. Gaza

Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

Event

Conversation “A year later: The 7th October attacks and the war on Gaza. Is the end in sight?”

// Posted on 30 Sep 2024

Pilatus E-27 aircraft flying over the Mediterranean coast. Spain defence

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Analysis

A partner of choice? Spain’s performance in the European Defence Fund in 2023

By Daniel Fiott // Posted on 07 Aug 2024

Array of aircraft carriers and aircraft in the ocean. Multilateral export controls

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Analysis

Multilateral export controls: improving coordination among like-minded industrial suppliers and enhancing global legitimacy

By Gonzalo de Salazar // Posted on 01 Aug 2024

The wreckage of a building in Ukraine, following Russian shelling (2022). Europe superpower

Future of Europe

Analysis

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

By Han ten Broeke // Posted on 05 Jun 2024

NATO, EU and Lithuanian flags in Vilnius. Photo: NATO Summit 2023 -European Union.

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Analysis

Thinking about NATO-EU relations in wartime

By Luis Simón // Posted on 31 May 2024