by Alexy Zender* | Dec 1, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump has said that he wants to buy Greenland Island. This request surprised both the autonomous administration of Greenland and Denmark. Upon the reactions from both sides, Trump canceled the official visit...
by Arnout Molenaar* | Nov 29, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
We had a lot of development on defense over the last two years. In 2016, the security environment changed, the strategic context was changed and of course the political context with Brexit was changed. It was like the perfect storm and it came together around the...
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...
