Podcast Selection

Pologne : première armée d’Europe ?

Dans ce nouvel épisode du Monde selon l’Ifri, nous explorons les ambitions militaires de la Pologne avec Amélie Zima et Léo Péria-Peigné, chercheurs au Centre des études de sécurité de l’Ifri. En février, ils ont publié une étude approfondie intitulée « Pologne,…

How does the EU plan to finance its defence boost? | Radio Schuman

US President Donald Trump has triggered Europe to seek less reliance on Washington for its security. How will NATO allies increase defence spending beyond 2%? Today Radio Schuman dives into European defence together with Euronews…

What the EU can expect from NATO talks

NATO members are meeting in Brussels today for the first time since Trump took office to discuss defence spending pledges, GDP targets, and weapons delivery to Kyiv. The bloc is feeling the pressure. Trump infamously…

How’s the EU going to finance its defence boost?

Today EU leaders will meet in Brussels for an informal retreat to discuss how to strengthen EU’s defence capabilities. Radio Schuman gives you a preview of the event, with an analysis with Euronews reporter Alice…

Everything we know about cable-cutting incidents in the Baltic Sea

Leaders meet today to coordinate on how to better defend the Baltic Sea after the latest incident saw the cutting of four internet and one power transmission cable on Christmas day. EU officials suspect Russia…

Can the EU help Ukraine as North Korea sends troops to Russia?

Today marks 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The recent deployment of North Korean troops to Russia's Kursk region, entered by Ukrainian forces in August, signals a major shift in the conflict. North…

Niinistö report: How the EU must gear up for future crises

According to a landmark report by former Finnish president Sauli Niinistö, the EU has much to change to be prepared for future crises. The report’s reality check, as he calls it in one paragraph, spans…

The EU’s eight flagship projects of common interest to boost defence

The EU is poised to launch a series of ambitious defence initiatives under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) to bolster its military capabilities over the next decade. The European Commission has identified eight flagship…

Security and unity challenges awaiting EU’s first defence commissioner

The EU will have its first-ever Defence Commissioner, Andris Kubilius, and his agenda is anything but straightforward. He has to unite member states on defence policy amid rising global threats and create a 'true single…

European countries change course over their military support to Israel

One year into the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, European countries remain divided over their military support for Israel. Despite international efforts to broker peace, arms exports have continued to play a critical role…

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…