Entries for the 'Op-ed' Category

NATO-EU, Defence Economy, News article, Op-ed, Transatlantic Cooperation, Crisis Management, Budgets, Market
27/04/2012
Iran’s Last Chance?
MADRID – The latest round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program between Iran and the so-called “5+1” group (the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members – the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China – plus Germany) has now begun. 
NATO-EU, Op-ed, Crisis Management
28/03/2012
Interview with Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: Concerning Syria

Amid the increasing use of violence by the Syrian government against uprisings, former NATO Secretary General and SDA Co-president Jaap De Hoop Scheffer shared his views on Russia’s shifting stanceon the situation of non-lethal support from the US and Turkey in an interview with Deutsche Welle
NATO-EU, Op-ed, Transatlantic Cooperation, Crisis Management, Civil-Military Cooperation
29/02/2012
Libya’s lessons for Europe’s response on Syria
From New York to Brussels, the international community is struggling to find an appropriate reaction to the Syrian government’s use of violence against uprisings there. Can the Libyan operation offer any lessons for Syria?
NATO-EU, Defence Economy, New Threats, Op-ed
27/02/2012
The Security Jam 2012 - an open call for fresh thinking

The need for fresh thinking both from the military and from the wide range of relevant civilian stakeholders is clear to all. And that’s the purpose of the online Security Jam being organised by the Security & Defence Agenda (SDA) and its partners from March 19-23.
NATO-EU, Op-ed, Capabilities, Critical infrastructure protection
21/11/2011
Op-ed by John Cohen on the future sharing of PNR

The United States and Europe have a long history of sharing information for law enforcement and national security purposes. More recently, with the increase in international travel and security risks, there is a need to share personal data for public safety purposes.

Op-ed, Press release
03/11/2011
SecDef 'Re-thinking Europes Security Priorities'

The Security and Defence,the Konrad-Adenaour- stiftung and CEIS will host the annual SecDef conference, ‘Re-thinking Europe’s Security Priorities,’ this coming Monday.

Defence Economy, Op-ed, Budgets, Procurement
01/09/2011
Need for cool heads on China's defence debate

An Op-Ed by Shada Islam

It’s no surprise: China’s rise has meant intensified scrutiny of its military budget. Alarm bells have gone off in Asia, America and, to a lesser extent, in Europe at Beijing’s decision to raise the national defence budget by almost 13 per cent.

NATO-EU, Op-ed, Transatlantic Cooperation
24/08/2011
Another NATO

Op-Ed by Giles Merritt

The collapse of the Ghaddafi regime is focusing international attention on the need for peacekeeping in post-conflict Libya. But policymakers should be looking further afield than Libya and considering a new collective security framework for the Maghreb region as a whole. In short another NATO, but this time called the North Africa Treaty Organisation.

EU Home Affairs, News article, Op-ed, Border Security, Police cooperation
02/05/2011
Commission to present border control mechanism

The European Commission is set to present a proposition for a mechanism which would allow member-states to temporarily apply border checks within the Schengen area.
NATO-EU, Op-ed, Crisis Management
23/03/2011
European Diplomacy’s First Test
Op-Ed by Giles Merritt

 

It took eight years of ill-tempered political wrangling to create the European Union’s new diplomatic service, but its fate – and that of its chief, Catherine Ashton – may well be decided over the next few weeks. The Union’s failure so far to respond adequately to the crisis engulfing the Arab world is sharpening knives in foreign ministries across Europe.