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Three people with their backs turned, two in military uniform and one in a suit, watch two military helicopters flying over a green field with trees in the background. Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a military training camp in South West England with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
International Security

The UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR), cyber and British warfare

By Danny Steed
28 Jul 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
Three golden interlocking gears over a map of Europe on a dark textured background. The left gear features the US flag, the right gear shows the Chinese flag, and the bottom gear features a white question mark.
Future of Europe

Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US – China Rivalry

By Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero Iglesias, Cristina de Esperanza Picardo, (coords.)
26 Jun 2025 //
34 mins Reading time
Spanish Army soldiers running towards a helicopter with its rotor blades spinning, during a field training exercise. Defence
International Security

The defence dilemma: can Spain ride Europe’s defence revival?

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón
18 Jun 2025 //
3 mins Reading time
President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a handshake in the Oval Office. Both leaders are dressed in dark suits and stand in front of a display of American flags and military banners. A bust of Abraham Lincoln and framed photographs are visible in the background, along with large windows providing natural light. Germany
Future of Europe

Germany in the midst of transatlantic tension: how will a new government address contentious policy issues with the US?

By Liana Fix
11 Jun 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
A line of tents near the port of Gaza, with several people gathered along the shoreline. In the background, buildings can be seen with smoke rising behind them. In the foreground, a partially submerged structure is visible in the water. Gaza
International Security

Four ways in which Europe can re-engage to halt the catastrophe in Gaza

By Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
27 May 2025 //
16 mins Reading time
Overhead satellite view of Aden (Yemen), showing a top-down perspective of the city’s natural harbour. Houthi
International Security

The Houthi conundrum

By Andrew Hammond
06 May 2025 //
7 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union and the United States lined up on their masts at the entrance to the European Parliament during a meeting of leaders in 2017. Competitiveness
China, the US and the new world order

Trump 2.0: transatlantic security, the European response, and the implications for Spain and Portugal

By Federico Steinberg, Bruno Cardoso Reis
30 Apr 2025 //
17 mins Reading time
Close-up of two soldiers in camouflage uniforms. One has a Spanish flag patch on their shoulder, and the other has a NATO Latvia patch, representing collaboration within the NATO alliance. Defence
Inside Spain

Spain under pressure to spend more on defence

By William Chislett
08 Apr 2025 //
7 mins Reading time
It is expected that the PKK’s farewell to arms and final disbandment will be achieved quite soon, which means that for the first time a Kurdish insurgency in the century-old life of the Turkish republic will be ended not through military means but by the voluntary decision of those who started it. Kurdish
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

Ending a 40-year Kurdish insurgency: a historical turning point for Turkey and Syria

By Cengiz Çandar
01 Apr 2025 //
5 mins Reading time
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