INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Great article by Barry Posen, Professor of political science at M.I.T. and director of its Security Studies Program, on the complexity, risks and costs of a US military strike against North Korea.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY If you are interested in understanding how to explore levels of analysis in International Relations theory: Kevin Nariziny: On Systemic Paradigms and Domestic Politics: A Critique of the Newest Realism. Last Issue “International Security”. Interesting Article on Military Innovation and Drones – Moritz Weiss: How to become a first mover? Mechanisms of military innovation and the development of drones. European Journal of International Security.
EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY
Series of publications on the future of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Europe. If you want to know more about Brexit.
EU DEFENCE COOPERATION
On 11 December 2017, the Council established Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), with 25 participating member states. On this issue, read also the last accounts on Franco-German cooperation on PESCO However, some scholars have doubts on PESCO and argue that Paris is preparing for closer defense cooperation outside the Union. Others highlight the incoherent aspect of Germany's foreign policy. Here a new report on France, Germany, and the Quest for European Strategic Autonomy DEFENCE INDUSTRIES
Focus on two main points of the new SIPRI report on arms industries:
1) This is the first year of growth in Top 100 arms sales after five consecutive years of decline.
2) With 38 companies ranked in the Top 100 for 2016, the USA accounted for 57.9 % of the total Top 100 arms sales.
Report on how China and Russia have in recent years narrowed the industrial and technological gap with the European armaments sector and are now openly challenging the West’s traditional superiority in this domain.
New article on Russia and Defence Procurement: Edward Hunter Christie sheds light on the extent to which Russia’s economic trajectory may enable or constrain its military modernisation goals.
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