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In its latest issue, The European notably addresses the impact of climate change on security, the Covid crisis, and current challenges to European defence and security.
National publications
How to define European Strategic Autonomy?
[IN FRENCH] Jacques Favin-Lévêque tackles the issue of European strategic autonomy in this editorial published by the Revue de Défense Nationale.
Comments on the proposal to introduce a screening of third country nationals at the external borders
The European Commission has opened the possibility for interested parties to provide comments and feedback regarding the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council introducing a screening of third country nationals at the EU’s external borders (COM (2020) 612 final 2020/0278). EURODEFENSE-ESPAÑA would like to avail itself of this possibility to make the following comments:
The European Union pact on migration and asylum
On 23 September 2020, the European Commission proposed a so-called “New Pact on Migration and Asylum” -document COM (2020) 609 final-. In August 2020, EURODEFENSE-ESPAÑA presented to the Commission a paper on The New Pact, responding to the opportunity offered for interested parties to contribute to this debate. This paper was later distributed within the EURODEFENSE network.
The European army: chimera or reality in the making?
[IN FRENCH] The idea of European defence and the debate that accompanies it emerged after World War II. As early as 1948, the Brussels Treaty created a Western European Union (WEU), bringing together the United Kingdom, France and the Benelux to promote cooperation between these five countries in a Cold War context.
The Arctic Ocean: a European perspective
Recent unexpectedly rapid melting of Arctic Ocean sea ice has captured the public imagination and created the impression of a „Race for the Arctic“. Beneath the heightened political rhetoric, national posturing and media hype about unresolved territorial claims, huge hydrocarbon resources and disappearing polar bears lies a complex and dynamic picture of disputed science, with inadequate data and unreliable predictions and increasing volatility in the energy market that is not
conducive to long term investment.
Views about European Refugee Policy
Eurodefense is looking into the European refugee policy, developing some ideas and
views to steer and to monitor the situation for the sake of the security of all parties involved.
A new approach to European migration policy and security challenges
Illegal immigration is probably one of the main security challenges Europe is facing. Never in recent history have so many people wanted to settle in Europe, either because they are threatened in their home countries and they seek asylum, or simply for economic reasons, as they want to enjoy a better life. But can one really talk about a European migration policy?
Defence Efforts: Attempt of international comparison 2017 Edition
[IN FRENCH] Most comparisons focus on implemented budgets (2016 being as the latest available information).
Common Security and Defence Policy in flux
Implementation of a Member State-driven Coordinated Annual Review on Defence is being developed by the European Defence Agency and will be submitted to the Member States. This initiative must change ingrained sovereign habits and guarantee increased cooperation and synergies, with some elements carried out within NATO. The EDA will presumably propose a pragmatic and incremental approach, which will likely get the
agreement of Heads of States and Governments. We hope this will profoundly improve the interactions between Member States. This should be better shared with citizens and in particular with youth. In response to the rise of nationalism, the EU must promote the perception of and belief in a common destiny.