Europe

"“The world will have to get used to Trump the Wrecker, and the Europeans who have benefited most from established co-operative structures with the US are the first to be confronted with this new fact,” Mr Eyal said. "

Ukraine heads European disappointment with Trump

NATO Spending: The Great Convergence

Malcolm Chalmers

NATO’s latest data reveals important new trends in patterns of defence spending across the Alliance that have occurred since Russia’s 2014 intervention in Ukraine.

EU ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and the Ambition of PESCO

Lauren Twort

The EU is trying to transition from its perceived status as a ‘soft power’ actor in defence, focussing on civilian crisis management and regulation of the European defence market, to a mix of soft and hard power to enable its ‘strategic autonomy’. However, the inability of the EU to clearly define its criteria for strategic autonomy has the potential to affect not only this ambition, but also the...

The New UK Counterterrorism Strategy: Critical Questions for the ‘Prevent’ Strand

Mohammed Elshimi

A new version of the UK’s counterterrorism strategy (also known as CONTEST), was unveiled earlier this month. Of the four strands comprising CONTEST, it is the Prevent strand, preventing individuals from becoming terrorists and supporting terrorism, that elicits the strongest reaction from different sections of British society.

Tier One or Bust?

Malcolm Chalmers

British Prime Minister Theresa May has allegedly refused to pledge that Britain will be a ‘Tier One’ military power in the future, after media reports hinted at tensions with her defence secretary over the future resources of the armed forces. RUSI’s Deputy Director-General attempts to decipher what this discussion on ‘tiers’ means.

The Other Europe? How Central Europe Views the Continent’s Security Concerns and Aspirations

Jonathan Eyal

The results of public opinion surveys in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary indicate that perceptions among these Central European countries towards European cooperation and collective identity are complex. Countries in the region cannot all be painted with the same brush.