Podcast Episode · Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today · 12 June · 30min

What if the next war is decided not by drone swarms, hypersonic missiles, or AI — but by good, old-fashioned human creativity? We have undervalued the

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union’s (EU) role in defence is receiving growing political and scholarly attention. The EU has responded to the war with a plethora ...

Jürgen Habermas is Germany’s most important postwar philosopher, the leading figure of the Frankfurt School in this period. He is best known for the conc... | CUP

President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is ready to provide drone interceptors in exchange for missiles, though he did not specify which countries could be involved.

Trump and his aides think the United States has global leverage that his predecessors refused to use. He seems to forget that other countries have leverage, too—and they’re intent on using it to stop ...

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A statement by 14 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors

Oct 9, 2025 | Podcast | Watch/listen to Episode 1 of 'Publishing On Defence and Security'. Listen on Youtube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Ifølge Berlingskes oplysninger behandler regeringen nu militærets indstilling af, om fremtidens langtrækkende luftvåben skal være amerikanske Patriot eller europæiske SAMP/T. De er blevet rangeret på ...

At this year’s NATO Summit, Donald Trump won, Ukraine lost, Europe rolled out the red carpet and exposed the total psychological dependency on the US.

Explore the article collection: NATO at 75 and beyond: internal and external challenges. Published in Defence Studies.

Explore the article collection: NATO at 75 and beyond: internal and external challenges. Published in Defence Studies.

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The field of defence and strategic studies lost one of its most influential voices with the passing of Richard A. Bitzinger in October 2023. This tribute reflects on his pioneering contributions to...

Defence Industrial Strategies of Small and Medium Powers: Challenges and Prospects. Volume 25, Issue 2 of Defence Studies

The 2017 bill Trump signed into law was backed by two current Cabinet members when they were members of Congress.

British firms will be able to access an EU defence fund after negotiators prepared to make concessions on fishing

Actions to “subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated,” U.S. military warns.

Explore the article collection: NATO at 75 and beyond: internal and external challenges. Published in Defence Studies.

Why is it taking so long for the European Union and the United Kingdom to agree on a formal security and defence partnership?

Throughout is 75-year history, NATO’s European and Canadian allies have had a dependent and uneasy relationship with the United States. The relationship persisted because the United States was will...

How can NATO and its nations ensure that their military officers are properly prepared for the wars of the future? This question lies at the heart of the Alliance’s mandate to guarantee the freedom...

NATO’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has failed to reach its full potential and remains a “hollow concept.” While WPS has provided added-value across NATO’s tasks, it falls short of being ...

The NATO allies often refer to the maintenance of the rules-based international order as their common foreign policy purpose. However, these same allies face great-power contenders and illiberal co...

NATO enlargement has had a far-reaching and positive impact on the European security order. Looking at Ukraine’s aspiration to join the Alliance, this article warns against closing NATO’s door and ...

In recent years climate change has become an issue for NATO. Notably, climate change features prominently in the 2022 Strategic Concept. It was not always thus. When NATO celebrated its 70th annive...

Since the late 2010s, China has become a prominent issue on NATO’s agenda. NATO’s Strategic Concept, adopted in June 2022, was the first to reference China, noting that Beijing’s “stated ambitions ...

The first Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 brought the Atlantic Alliance back to its original mission of collective defence. In the meantime, domains of modern warfare – traditionally land, sea ...

NATO seeks to both reinforce its deterrence posture and to reach a world free of nuclear weapons. How have these policies recently evolved, and how will they be impacted by a second Trump administr...

The ability to adapt to a constantly evolving security environment has been critical to the success of NATO, yet this is being tested anew as the Alliance faces a second term of Donald Trump in the...

Celebrating the anniversary of a military alliance that has been around for 75 years is partly about looking back, identifying past successes and failures. But the exercise is also about looking fo...

Security blunder leads to calls for hearing on how potentially classified material could be shared between Trump administration officials via text app

Steve Witkoff says the UK plans for an international force to support a ceasefire are a "posture".

In the face of economic tensions with the United States, Canada must explore new alliances. Would applying to join the European Union be a viable solution?