Security
Europe Remains Dependent on the USA
The analysts at the European Union Institute for Security Studies insist that civil resilience and preparedness should become core elements of the European defense policy.
Europe Prefers to Create New Frameworks Instead of Really Preparing for Crises
Will NATO Manage to Equip its Corps Headquarters Deployed With Real Troops?
Two Corps for the Baltics
What is the future of NATO’s deterrence in the air domain without U.S. support?
Time Is on Russia’s Side, Not on Europe’s
Europeans should not try to replace all of the expensive kit supplied by America, French Deputy Defense Minister Alice Rufo told POLITICO after meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels. France wants the United States to reduce its military footprint in Europe in a clear and predictable way, she said.
Paris vs. Washington: Why Does France Call for an ‘Orderly’ Drawdown of U.S. Military Presence?
In an article entitled How European NATO allies are stepping up, by the numbers, posted on The Atlantic Council website, the authors Kristen Taylor and Matt Trunkey try to convince the reader that European allies have at last begun stepping up their defense efforts in earnest.
Europe Spends More on Defense but Gets No Stronger or More Autonomous
In a Chatham House article entitled Macron’s Nuclear Gamble: Building a European Deterrent Faster Than French Politics Can Tear Down, published in June 2026, experts Amélie Jaques-Apke and Lily Wojtowicz examine in detail the French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to create a pan-European nuclear deterrence system.
Macron’s Nuclear Ambitions, A Risky Gamble that Could Cost Europe Dear
In an article entitled What the failed next generation fighter jet deal means for European defense that appeared in The Conversation on 12 June 2026, David W. Versailles, professor in strategic management, examines in detail why the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program has failed
FCAS Failure, Not One Failed Project But a Systemic Issue in European Defense Cooperation
In a publication by Chatham House entitled The FCAS fighter jet looks like it’s dead. Could that be a good thing?
Rather than a Chance for Reset, the FCAS Project’s Demise Is Another Proof of Europe’s Helplessness in the Defense Area
In a May 2026 report entitled Building Europe’s alternative fuels industry for military resilience, Irina Patrahau and Ron Stoop, experts at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, examine in detail how alternative fuels can strengthen Europe’s military resilience
Europe Trying to Match Incompatible Things Again
In his interview to the Institut Montaigne, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, honorary president of the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF) and of the Alliance of Francophone Employers (APF), argues that the European Union’s economic security issue can only be addressed by big nations relying on national sovereignty. Here are the main messages from that interview.
EU Economic Problems Not to Be Addressed Among All 27 Member States
Europeans See No Logic Behind Washington’s Steps to Change Its Armed Forces Strategy
Trump Shocks the Old World
