An increasingly autonomous Europe means the two sides will inevitably face more disagreements. But it is also the opportunity for a more mature transatlantic relationship.
After a year of confusion and speculation, the ball is finally rolling for the French-led European Intervention Initiative. But with what goal in mind? Read ELN Policy Fellow Alice Billon-Galland’s conclusions in her latest piece for the Berlin Policy Journal.
Lukasz Kulesa examines the challenges faced in security environment of the Baltic Sea region and presents the opportunities for effective arms control.
Sir Adam Thomson gives his afterthoughts on the 2018 Riga Dialogue, stating that many traditional frames of reference have not caught up with the reality of the Euro-Atlantic security situation.
With European elections upcoming and the shape of the next Commission unknowable, this report is not an agenda for the years to come but lessons for the next Commission from developments in European defence over the last two years.
On 7 September 2018, the ELN – in partnership with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and Palacio y Asociados – hosted a high-level roundtable to consider what defence matters could look like under the next European Commission.