by Elena Lazarou* | Nov 28, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
Thank you very much. I have to say that I will not provide an institutional point of view from the European Parliament but a research point of view. When I was asked to speak about the implications of PESCO for the transatlantic defence industry, my first reaction was...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Nov 27, 2019 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Dr. Aziz Erdogan* & Paul Weber** 1. Introduction The UN Charter is a certification of the system created with the Westphalian Treaty of 1648, in that the charter recognizes the state as an equal member of the family of nations. As such, the state is to be...
by Diego de Ojeda* | Nov 18, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
Presently, the European Defence Fund is not yet a reality but there are two pilot programmes that are already up and running. First, I would like to take a step back and qualify the impression that, I think, is emanating from previous information: to some extent the...
by Rudy Priem* | Nov 15, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
First, thanks to the organizers for this excellent event and inviting the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU). So, today, at this event, I am representing AmCham EU. I am also Acting Chairman of the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG). I...
by Dr. Pete Ito* | Nov 13, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
Let me start by noting that after 25 years as a U.S. Diplomat and 12 years teaching at Cranfield University, mostly at the UK Defence Academy, I know you are only going to take away one thing that I say in the course of this entire presentation. I always start out...
by Prof. Jolyon Howorth* | Nov 6, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
It would be fair to split the context in three points: Transatlantic relations and historical periodicity Official NATO declarations often imply that there is something eternal and automatic, and of course something inherently benign, about the Euro-American Alliance....