Chatham House 6d ago

Why did the German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System – fail? Has Germany’s rise to become Europe’s leading defence investor profoundly shifted the balance of power on the continent? In a wide-ranging discussion about European defence ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on 7-8 July, Dr Marion Messmer, Director of Chatham House’s International Security Programme, and Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programmes take a deep dive into these questions with Stephen Farrell, the Head of News and Comment. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/tPMNeE7FgLA #NATO #NATOSummit #EuropeanDefence #DefenseSpending #DefenceInvestment #ForeignPolicy #internationalsecurity #ChathamHouse More from Dr Messmer: ✒️ Comment | The FCAS fighter jet looks like it’s dead. Could that be a good thing? https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/fcas-fighter-jet-looks-its-dead-could-be-good-thing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms More from Grégoire Roos: ✒️ Comment | Hungary’s reset with Ukraine is good news for European deterrence https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/hungarys-reset-ukraine-good-news-european-deterrence?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms Thumbnail credit: Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images Credits: Chris Holmes – Video Producer & Editor Matthew Doherty – Additional Camera