This is a special edition of the European Defence Matters magazine, on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the European Defence Agency. It presents the history and achievements of the agency as well as the perspective of various stakeholders on the domain of European defence....
In a complex, connected and contested world, the European Union remains fully committed to multilateralism and to the rules-based global order with the United Nations at its core, promoting peace and security and developing stable partnerships, while defending universal rights and freedoms. This...
Increased insecurity on Europe’s borders combined with continued constraint on military budgets at home has refocused the debate about defence capabilities in Europe. As capability development is a long-term process, one vital question is “how will Europe retain and develop the capabilities need...
Looking ahead to the horizon of 2020, this book seeks to define Europe’s long-term security and defence ambitions, and to examine how these ambitions might translate into politics and policies. The tenth anniversary of ESDP seems a fitting moment to outline perspectives for its evolution over th...
