EU Defence

Will EU’s new defence Commissioner strengthen Europe’s armies?

Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chose Lithuania's former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius as the EU’s first defence commissioner. The EU does not have strong army and is not responsible for each…

L’IA s’en va-t-en guerre

Dans cet épisode, nous avons le plaisir de recevoir Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde, responsable du Programme Géopolitique des technologies de l'Ifri. Elle vient de co-écrire un article dans le dernier numéro de la revue Politique étrangère…

In conversation with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe: Strengthening EU public finances, defence and security

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe and Bruegel Senior fellow Guntram Wolff to discuss the EU's dire defence and security challenges and the role…

The EU’s plan to reshape its defence policy

As the EU gears up for a new era in defence, the focus is shifting to how the Commission and Parliament will align their differing interests. The new subcommittee’s upgrade signals a stronger push for…

Why do long-range strikes matter to Ukraine?

Ukraine changed tactics last month with its surprise military offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region. The war-torn country reprised calls for restrictions on the use of western-supplied long-range weapons to be lifted during an EU foreign…