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Quote from EUISS Commentary written by Tim Rühlig, 'Europe does not need new trade weapons – it needs to pull the trigger' | "On paper, Europe's toolkit is impressive: the problem is not capability but credibility. Two structural gaps undermine deterrence: an 'activation gap' and a 'discretion gap'.
New EUISS Commentary by Luigi Scazzieri & Giuseppe Spatafora | After the NATO summit: The road to European leadership in defence
Quote from EUISS Commentary written by Steven Everts, 'Europe must really confront China now: Delay is no longer an option' | "The EU has a wide range of instruments to tackle Chinese malpractice. But those assets only count if they are played strategically. And that is precisely what Europe is failing to do."
Chart showing European countries' military expenditure between 2022 and 2025. Defence spending increased across almost all countries, with Germany remaining the largest spender (€52bn to over €84bn, +62%). Poland (+107%), Denmark (+162%), Norway (+125%) and Luxembourg (+149%) recorded some of the largest percentage increases, while Greece was the only country to show a decline (-24%).
Quote from EUISS Brief written by Nad’a Kovalčíková & Giuseppe Spatafora, 'Not just an addendum: Making resilience a key pillar of Europe’s defence' | "Although resilience falls mainly under national competences, the growing range of cross-border threats has highlighted the need for stronger coordination at the EU level."
New EUISS Commentary by Tim Rühlig | Europe does not need new trade weapons – it needs to pull the trigger
New EUISS Brief written by Nad’a Kovalčíková & Giuseppe Spatafora | Not just an addendum: Making resilience a key pillar of Europe's defence
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New EUISS Commentary written by Bojana Zorić | The EU-Western Balkans Summit: Enlargement moves forward but political tensions endure
Pictures of the speakers at the event co-organised by the EU Institute for Security Studies and the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU, "Catch-up or leapfrog? China's AI prospects and the choices facing Europe". Speakers: Johan Ekerhult (Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU), Martin Chorzempa (Peterson Institute for International Economics), Rogier Creemers (Leiden University), Sabrina Küspert (European Commission), Maximilian Negele (Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative) and Tim Rühlig (EU Institute for Security Studies).