http://rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2012 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4F0AD7935C9BD/ The recent spate of extremist murders across Europe may indicate a growing European malaise where xenophobia and anti-minority hatred is becoming acceptable. Yet events in Britain, where two men have been convicted for an era-defining racist murder, could herald a change in attitudes and be an example for the rest of Europe. 2012-01-09 12:10:09 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE21A114AC08/ Counter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region 2011-12-09 14:24:21 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE217A82476B/ How can the international community best deal with the single biggest maritime threat since the Second World War? (Free access) 2011-12-09 14:15:27 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4ED8CBAE97CFA/ The current European financial and debt crisis has highlighted Germany's increasing power and amplified Berlin's influence over the EU. The implications remain unknown but British engagement could temper excessive German influence from within and create a stronger and more globally-minded Europe. 2011-12-02 13:07:23 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4EB01061B190F/ Last week saw European leaders agree to a mega-deal with the aim of abating the huge crisis engulfing the continent. Yet much of the details appear to be smoke and mirrors with Europe inevitably facing decades of misery and decline. 2011-11-01 15:52:44 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E82F4E6D52EF/ As ASEAN's second largest trade partner, should the EU be doing more to protect its interests in the South China Sea? 2011-09-28 11:20:29 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E2EA2E1B8AB7/ Recent war criminal arrests have made EU enlargement into the Balkans more palatable, but some points of conflict remain in former Yugoslavia 2011-07-26 12:20:42 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4DE510DAF0C2C/ Europeans are having more children. Has Europe defused the demographic time bomb? 2011-05-31 17:01:37 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EF087D9A37/ How can Britain retain its position at the heart of the Europe, as the existing Anglo-American system begins to unravel? 2011-04-08 12:24:57 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D78B7EE322E1/ Dr Jonathan Eyal on the UK's 'jerky policy' towards unrest in the Middle East, the complete lack of any contingency planning within the FCO, and the importance of accepting that there is no such thing as 'the Arab exceptionalism'. 2011-03-10 11:38:09 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4CF8F5D98AA78/ The RUSI European Security Programme has worked in conjunction with three of Europe's leading think tanks to publish a report concerning defence spending and the restructuring of European armed forces in times of austerity. The report is a comparison of UK, German, French and Polish responses to the economic crisis and its effects on European defence budgets. 2010-12-03 13:57:22 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C22156114371/ In June, France and Britain commemorated the seventieth anniversary of the British Dunkirk evacuation and French General De Gaulle's 18 June call to arms across BBC airwaves in 1940. The leaders of both countries have indicated that this relationship could move beyond historical bonds of friendship to a more strategic and practical defence partnership. 2010-06-23 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21E53D86601/ Europe’s resilience is being tested as internal dyamics shift and the US backs away. The UK is the best placed to ensure the maintenance of European order and security 2010-06-23 11:43:12 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BF56269D4F9E/ Poland needs to look beyond its transatlantic relationship and focus on fostering relations closer to home 2010-05-20 17:25:21 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BF55E0E9B8D6/ National parliaments are at risk of losing oversight of Lisbon Treaty provisions. But there may be a solution 2010-05-20 17:12:08 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BF55E0E9B8D6/ National parliaments are at risk of losing oversight of Lisbon Treaty provisions. But there may be a solution 2010-05-20 17:12:08 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4BA78E1149C09/ What is good for Spain is not necessarily good for Europe, and vice versa. Post-Lisbon, which will dominate the agenda? 2010-03-22 15:40:43 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BA0C6DD0DE49/ Bosnia remains outside looking in at NATO and the EU. Effective defence reform could spell the beginning of a new chapter in its multilateral engagement 2010-03-17 12:11:47 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECB646C986/ Divisions between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Europe about Israel are undermining the EU’s potential as an effective regional mediator in the peace process 2010-01-26 11:01:23 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECB53E720E/ The importance of the burgeoning trade relationship means China and the EU must settle their fractious differences through bilateral dialogue 2010-01-26 11:00:48 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5EC80591908/ Institutional wrangling about who gets what in the EU’s External Action Service is diverting focus away from fashioning a more coherent foreign policy 2010-01-26 10:55:35 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B4124C0DCB72/ As the effects of the global recession begins to be felt, this year will emphasise some new political realities in the international order. They will form the backdrop to the return of some traditional security issues. 2010-01-03 23:18:18 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B1D23CEC42EE/ The selection of the first permanent President of the European Council and the new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is intended to usher in a consolidated global presence for the European Union. The choice itself, however, casts a shadow on those intentions as the new foreign and security policy chief is regarded as a relative newcomer. 2009-12-07 15:48:33 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AF3FD67DA79C/ David Cameron's European policy speech still leaves questions over the kind of partner a Conservative Britain could be in post-Lisbon Europe. 2009-11-06 10:45:09 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A49F880D743DC2/ To counter the threats of strategic overstretch, financial squeeze and battle fatigue, the UK must take the lead in developing and promoting European defence capability. 2009-04-29 17:31:25 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4974657829413/ RUSI hosts defence conference with EU Czech Presidency. 2009-01-19 11:56:48 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A494BA1E739E96/ With the end of the French EU Presidency fast approaching, the European Union is getting itself ready to pass on the chairmanship of the Council of the European Union to the Czech Republic for another six-month rotation. Yet several tell-tale signs point towards the fact that the French are in no hurry to relinquish their grip on initiating EU policy or even ready to give up their spot in the euro-limelight. 2008-12-19 13:31:04 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:N494B76B8AC75E/ As the European Union launches a counter-piracy operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR), the likelihood of an institutional ‘beauty contest’ between NATO and the EU is again in the offing. 2008-12-15 17:14:40 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N494A7D427226D/ The Europen Security Programme at RUSI, in association with the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian Embassies in London, hosted a Baltic Security Dialogue on 10 December 2008. 2008-12-10 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C492691049A922/ The European Union is set to launch its first naval operation off the coast of Somalia. A number of operational and legal challenges will have to be confronted. 2008-11-21 10:49:15 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4922D5938A99B/ The EU is to launch a naval operation to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia. Challenges for Operation Atalanta abound, from the very basic – it is often difficult to distinguish pirates from fishermen, to the very complex – the EU is not a recognised entity under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and thus the operation will need to comply with the domestic anti-piracy laws of all participating states. 2008-11-18 14:47:59 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A48DCEA9200F8C/ The conflict that flared-up in the Caucasus between Georgia and Russia heralds uneasy times ahead for Russia and the West. 2008-09-26 15:00:28 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48A3FDC319A3B/ Georgia’s ‘mini war’ may be over, but its implications will reverberate for years to come. Russian-Western relations will nosedive, and the East Europeans will push both NATO and the EU into adopting more hostile policies towards Russia. The US will also start to take the Russian challenge more seriously. A new ‘Cold War’ is not inevitable, but a hostile climate in East-West relations is now a certainty. 2008-08-14 10:42:32 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48A0B419E4BCA/ As European foreign ministers gather for an emergency meeting and the diplomacy to halt the violence in Georgia intensifies, we must take stock of the performance of the EU’s foreign policy in this conflict. The conclusions are tentative, but still unmistakable: yet again, Europe scores poorly. 2008-08-11 22:52:33 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C488611CDABBB4/ Radovan Karadzic – one of the world’s most wanted war criminals – was arrested yesterday by the Serb authorities. It is a big triumph for international justice, but the legal process is only beginning. 2008-07-22 18:01:09 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48577A840039A/ As the Irish reject the Lisbon Treaty, what are the options are left for the European Union as key member states seek ever closer union? 2008-06-17 09:52:27 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C483D752727A12/ Passage taken from the joint RUSI Transatlantic and European Security Programme study entitled 'NATO's Strategic and Operational Challenges'. 2008-05-28 16:26:00 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4832FE3F8F8A4/ The Royal United Services Institute, in association with the Royal Danish Embassy in London, hosted a discussion dialogue on “Rethinking European Security Architectures?” on the 19 May 2008. 2008-05-19 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A482C532998D41/ The French Presidency of the EU has been a key item on the strategic calendar of European capitals over the last year. An underlying feeling of both anticipation and reserve can be felt across Europe. 2008-05-15 16:14:23 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N473D97DE09A69/ The European Security Programme held in February 2008 a seminar in Paris on France's developing security and foreign policy objectives. 2008-02-14 13:00:00 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C478F2F9354608/ France has announced its willingness to contribute an additional 500 troops and about ten helicopters to the EUFOR Chad/CAR mission. Regardless, logistical issues loom large on the horizon and will provide a critical test for European Security and Defence Policy. 2008-01-17 10:39:43 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A478CC1B17B4FF/ Looking into the structures which define Europe’s relations with its southern neighbouring region, this article calls for further developments in EU-NATO co-operation within the security arena. 2008-01-15 14:23:04 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476271C72B571/ The European Union's upcoming military operation in Africa is one of its largest, most ambitious and, hence, most challenging to date. 2007-12-14 12:06:37 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C47220147C7A2F/ The European Security Programme looks into the implications of the upcoming Libson Treaty in the field of security and defence. 2007-10-26 16:10:18 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C470FA2094C263/ Will it end up in a blind alley? 2007-10-12 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A461260D894185/ Both the US and EU agree on the substance of the threat from nuclear proliferation. However, there is divergence of the preferred means for ensuring non-proliferation. 2007-04-03 15:13:26 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A45F5874C6B31A/ A leaked EU report recognises that diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons programme have failed. Member states must decide whether they can accept a nuclear Iran, and what can be done to stop its programme. 2007-03-12 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7972bdab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f784f40cb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f76f52eab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7732216b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7502487b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C872A07789C/ The Netherlands will also pursue international solutions from the outset – more so than in the past... international co-operation is the only way to increase the low returns on the sum of European defence expenditure. 2004-06-10 15:39:28