This is a clip of a longer conversation on European defence and part of a series with four episodes, Making Defence European Again, four of our ECFR fellows discuss analysis and advice on the futur...
Europa verteidigen: Worauf es jetzt ankommt
Europa rüstet auf – doch zwischen politischem Anspruch und industrieller Wirklichkeit klafft noch eine erhebliche Lücke. Was braucht es, damit Abschreckung glaubwürdig wird? Wie müssen etablierte R...
Arendalsuka: Motstandskraft mot sammensatte trusler
Hva kan Norge lære fra Ukraina og Moldova?
Geopolitikken har hardnet til og trusselbildet Norge og Europa står ovenfor er mer alvorlig og sammensatt enn tidligere. Russland er mer aggressivt, vi e...
To ensure long-term peace and security, Europe must take the lead in building and strengthening its defence capabilities. The EU already has three concrete steps in place to achieve this:
1. Suppor...
Russia's Illicit Arms Market and Implications for Europe
Russia's illegal gun market is expanding — and the worst may still be ahead. As the war in Ukraine grinds on, weapons prices in Russia have dropped by up to 75%, violent armed crime is spreading ac...
Russia's Illicit Arms: Soldiers Bring Weapons Home #shorts
Since the 'special military operation' began, Russia has seen a rise in armed crimes, particularly in regions bordering Ukraine and in impoverished areas. Illegally obtained weapons from the battle...
Unbreakable Ukraine: A Forum on the Eve of the Ukraine Recovery Conference
...of “Unbreakable Kherson”, a book co-authored by GMF researchers and the Kherson Regional Military Administration, and published on the day of this forum (June 24). It distills how ...
Rencontre de la Cheffe de la MINMUSCA avec le ministre centrafricain de la Défense
La Cheffe de la MINUSCA, Valentine Rugwabiza, et le ministre de la Défense nationale et de la Reconstruction de l’armée, Claude Rameaux Bireau, ont passé en revue, le 16 juin 2026 à Bangui, la...
Since the outbreak of war in the Donbas in 2014, Ukraine has invested heavily in fortifying the northwestern region of the Donetsk Oblast, creating what is known as the “Fortress Belt.” Russia has ...
Ukraine is no longer simply a consumer of security — it is Europe’s most adaptive and combat-proven defense innovation ecosystem. Ukraine is a valuable net contributor to Allied security and should...
Het wapenembargo tegen Israël? Was maar om te lachen. Mensenrechten? Voor losers.
Minder controle op wapenexport betekent meer risico dat Vlaamse onderdelen terechtkomen in oorlogen en mensenrechtenschendingen.
Vlaanderen versoepelt de regels, terwijl landen zoals Duitsland wap...
The Cost of War: Assessing Russia’s Strategic Decline
As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its fifth year, and after significant escalation in recent weeks, this event will discuss how war has accelerated structural pressures on the Kremlin in milit...
Europa verteidigen: Worauf es jetzt ankommt
Europa rüstet auf – doch zwischen politischem Anspruch und industrieller Wirklichkeit klafft noch eine erhebliche Lücke. Was braucht es, damit Abschreckung glaubwürdig wird? Wie müssen etablierte R...
Am 7. Juni 2026 fanden in Armenien Parlamentswahlen statt, die für die demokratische und europäische Zukunft des Landes sowie für den Frieden in der Region von entscheidender Bedeutung sind. Gemein...
Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy presents the annual report for 2024–2025.
Guerre en Ukraine | Incident « dangereux » en Roumanie | Débordement | Nations Unies
L’incident « dangereux » en Roumanie cristallise nos multiples avertissements sur le débordement de la guerre en Ukraine, souligne une haute responsable de l’ONU.
« Dans la nuit du 28 au 29 mai, ...
Understanding Germany's Defense Strategy
Welcome back to The Ties That Bind (https://tiesthatbind.substack.com/) , a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic re...