Strategische Vragen | De Strateeg: Kijkt het Midden-Oosten wel naar Europa?
Veel Europese landen spreken zich fel uit over de situatie in Midden-Oosten, maar toch blijft de diplomatieke invloed van Europa in de regio beperkt. Hoe komt het dat de Europese Unie weinig invloed heeft op het vredesproces in het Midden-Oosten? Opnieuw te gast bij Paul van Liempt in BNR podcast De Strateeg is HCSS expert en oud EU-gezant Sven Koopmans.
Military and Security Leaders urge Europe to treat Clean Energy as a Defence Priority
“Investing in green fuels is investing in stability and sovereignty”: a coalition of security leaders, including HCSS experts Richard Nugee, Laura Birkman and Tom Middendorp, urge Europe to treat clean energy as core to national defence. In an open letter, they call for counting low-carbon energy investments toward NATO’s 1.5% resilience target, warning that fossil-fuel dependence undermines sovereignty. Their message is clear: renewable energy is now a strategic security imperative.
The Draghi Report Revisited | Defence
In the eighth and final edition of the HCSS Draghi Report Revisited series, strategic analyst Davis Ellison examines the EU’s struggle to turn sovereignty into capability, as he explores how far Europe has come on Defence — and how far it still has to go. Europe’s defence ambitions are rising — but progress remains fragmented, warns Ellison: “Defence remains largely outside EU competences, so ambition often exceeds what Brussels can actually deliver.”
