17.10.2019
The European Union, a New Basis for Common Security

Against a backdrop of increasing instability, the EU must define a common security and defence doctrine which confronts the question of nuclear deterrence to ensure its strategic autonomy.

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28.03.2019
The New Logic of Warfare

What does warfare look like in an era of globalisation and new technologies?

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14.08.2018
A Lawless Zone: Surveillance Technologies and the Police

New surveillance technologies and AI are rapidly transforming policing, but what does this mean for civil liberties?

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09.07.2018
For a European Strategy for Nuclear De-Escalation

As NATO’s nuclear capability comes up for renewal, Europe should seize the chance to push for nuclear de-escalation.

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28.06.2018
“Security cannot simply be delegated to the military”

An interview with Co-chair of the European Green Party Reinhard Bütikofer on the new European Defence Fund and the state of security in the EU.

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04.01.2018
Fighting Talk: Competing Visions of European Defence Cooperation

What are the prospects for deeper European integration on defence? We spoke to two experts to get their take.

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21.08.2017
How Much Military Is Enough?

After 9/11, military expenditure increased around the world. Does the increase of the defence sector improve or jeopardise international security?

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24.06.2017
Green Observatory: Security

Experts & activists from around Europe discuss the security issues in their national context.

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01.04.2017
Floating Insecurity: Searching for an Anchor

The late Bauman was known for his searing commentaries on the modern world, including his view of security discourse and its “latent and manifest functions”.

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01.04.2017
‘Sweet Dreams and Beautiful Nightmares’: Why Security is a Black and Brown Issue

The term ‘security’ is used as though it were neutral, but in fact it is underpinned by assumptions and prejudice, with some regarded as worthy of protection while ‘others’ are seen as threatening.

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