Section: European Union Institute for Security Studies (France)
Beyond summits: The Africa-EU partnership as a priority
Beyond summits: The Africa-EU partnership as a priority marianna.liana… Wed, 03/04/2026 – 15:28 10 minutes Africa and the European Union are bound by deep economic, political and societal ties of growing strategic significance in a rapidly shifting global landscape. While persistent development gaps remain, Africa’s sustained growth,...
War in the Middle East: What implications for the EU and the world?
War in the Middle East: What implications for the EU and the world? fanny.pollet@i… Mon, 03/02/2026 – 16:28 24 minutes On the morning of 28 February 2026, US and Israeli forces launched a large-scale attack across Iran. The initial strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior members of the Iranian leadership. Iran has responded...
Back to basics: Empower Ukraine, unpower Russia
Back to basics: Empower Ukraine, unpower Russia marianna.liana… Tue, 02/24/2026 – 09:11 6 minutes The imperial war that Russia launched in 2022 has exacted a heavy toll in blood and treasure. Russia has lost up to 1.2 million troops to date, as well as tens of thousands of armoured vehicles. The war is draining around 5% of Russia’s...
The power of the few: How clusters can strengthen European defence
The power of the few: How clusters can strengthen European defence fanny.pollet@i… Fri, 02/20/2026 – 14:45 10 minutes Europeans are adapting to a more threatening security landscape, marked by growing uncertainty about the durability and depth of US engagement in Europe. The blueprint is clear: more defence investment but also deeper...
A European Security Council: Between strategic need and institutional realities
A European Security Council: Between strategic need and institutional realities marianna.liana… Wed, 02/11/2026 – 16:05 5 minutes The idea of a European Security Council (ESC) is back. Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has recently revived the proposal, arguing that the EU needs such a body to enable faster decisions on defence and security....
Defence readiness beyond the EU: How enlargement partners underpin European security
Defence readiness beyond the EU: How enlargement partners underpin European security marianna.liana… Tue, 02/17/2026 – 10:19 1 minute As Europe’s defence policy takes centre stage, the Western Balkans are not passive bystanders. Governments across the region are shifting the focus of defence modernisation from maintaining existing...
Geopolitical miscalculations: The case against Russia’s presence in Syria
Geopolitical miscalculations: The case against Russia’s presence in Syria marianna.liana… Fri, 03/14/2025 – 16:37 5 minutes ‘The Kremlin must be running out of champagne bottles to crack open,’ an EU policymaker grimly remarked during one of the many recent seminars focused on upheavals in the global order. Over the past...
“Now, no ally can be sure that Washington won’t do to them what it is doing to Ukraine”
“Now, no ally can be sure that Washington won’t do to them what it is doing to Ukraine” marianna.liana… Thu, 03/13/2025 – 17:55 Giuseppe Spatafora was quoted in Anadolu in an article analysing the significance of the EU’s ‘Likeminded Countries Initiative’ and the meeting that took place between EU leaders...
“We need to assume responsibility”
“We need to assume responsibility” fanny.pollet@i… Thu, 03/13/2025 – 13:53 Ondrej Ditrych was a guest of the Vinohradská 12 podcast of the Czech Radio (Český rozhlas). He spoke about recent diplomatic developments related to freezing Russia’s war on Ukraine as well as the prospects of European security. He underscored the...
The risks of bad peace for Ukraine
The risks of bad peace for Ukraine fanny.pollet@i… Thu, 03/13/2025 – 13:49 Ondrej Ditrych was a guest of the Seznam zprávy’s 5:59 podcast where he assessed the current state of debates on peace in Ukraine and European security (in Czech). …read more Source:: European Union Institute for Security...
