ECFR Defence

ECFR’s research on Defence, Security & Tech enables policymakers to think creatively and practically about how Europe can strengthen its role as a global power.

[ECFR Defence @ECFRDefence]

📢 @ECFR has launched a new #Defence, #Security & #Tech initiative! Led by @camille_grand, our team of experts will focus on defence strategy, capabilities and emerging technologies. Stay tuned!
➡️ https://t.co/opTCOOuvWr

[Michel Duclos @MrjDuclos]

Honnêtement, quelle merveilleuse photo !

[Hans Tino Hansen @HthHans]

🇩🇰Danish shipping giant Maersk apparently has offered Danish defence shipbuilding capacity in South Korea for the new air defence frigates. The hulls could be built in 🇰🇷South Korea and then fully assembled and equipped in Denmark to speed up the proces. https://t.co/fygaeVJLmR

[ECFR Defence @ECFRDefence]

Europe cannot fathom what Trumpian America wants from it (from @TheEconomist) https://t.co/hQEUQCTSC1

[ECFR @ecfr]

🎧 Have you listened to today's podcast, already?
The conversation dives into Taiwan’s efforts to secure US support through economic investments like TSMC’s Arizona project. Can Taiwan’s bristly defences hold off China? Or will it need more from its partners to weather this storm?

[Richard Gowan @RichardGowan1]

BIG new report from @CrisisGroup out this morning.

[Janis Kluge @jakluge]

Buying 1 euro of Russian gas requires 2 euros of additional defense spending, so: Thanks, but no thanks.

[Camille Grand @camille_grand]

The White Paper is an important milestone in the efforts of the EU to establish itself as a significant player in defence. It will now require complex budget and legal consultations to be fully implemented. 1/

[Polityka Insight @PolitykaInsight]

Now we invite you to the session: New European Security (Dis)Order: What Now? It will be hosted by Marek Świerczyński, who will talk to @HenryJFoy, @camille_grand and @AdeHoopScheffer. #WEC2025

[ECFR @ecfr]

🎧 Have you checked out our latest podcasts? This week features: Nuclear rhetoric with Merz and Tusk, Ukraine and Russia’s next move, and Trump’s influence in Europe. Listen here:
https://t.co/BFTJ2Sw2pL

[ECFR Warsaw @ECFRWarsaw]

"We have to look at the security environment as it is and not as we would like it to be." - @camille_grand Head of @ECFRDefence at #WEC2025
📺 Livestream available online: https://t.co/2cXamLyTHQ

[ECFR @ecfr]

Iceland is more vulnerable than it was three years ago—or even three weeks ago. The US administration’s rhetoric has called into question Iceland’s defence strategy amid Russia’s incursions in the region.

Why Iceland matters for European security -
https://t.co/szLgQU2UEo

[ECFR @ecfr]

Last week, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting has said he would pursue discussions with France and Britain on sharing nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk is looking into the possibility of nuclear deterrence.

🎧 Listen now:
https://t.co/CwkHYWDAc5

[ECFR @ecfr]

📣 It’s a wrap!

After three days of fruitful discussions at our ECFR Annual Staff Retreat, in which we dove deep into the policy challenges of today’s world, we’re ready to tackle what lies ahead!

[Andrius Kubilius @KubiliusA]

It’s not about just spending more, but spending better, together and European. Focus on joint procurement, bridge civil and military R&D, leverage deep tech. Work on priority defence capabilities, military mobility. Build a strong European defence industry and reduce dependence.

[Financial Times @FT]

The move comes as Germany's largest weapons contractor Rheinmetall scours the country for extra production capacity while struggling carmakers scale back https://t.co/2emJ1j4bn1

[Andrius Kubilius @KubiliusA]

Very important #E5 Defence Ministers meeting in Paris🇫🇷: guarantees for peace in Ukraine, military support to 🇺🇦 and ramping-up European defence capabilities.

Good discussion about the #ReArm EU 🇪🇺possibilities and the forthcoming White Paper.

[ECFR @ecfr]

As Washington’s plan for Ukraine appears further and further from European interests, Europeans need to put an alternative offer on the table. It should rest on four pillars, writes @DumoulinME

Read Marie Dumoulin's new commentary:
https://t.co/MmRGNh0XKq

[ECFR @ecfr]

The war isn’t a result of Ukraine’s domestic situation, and its end will not be achieved through changes in Ukrainian politics, writes Marie Dumoulin.
@ECFRWiderEurope @DumoulinME

Read Marie Dumoulin's latest commentary 👇

https://t.co/MmRGNh0XKq

[ECFR @ecfr]

🎧 New podcast!

This week Mark Leonard welcomes Piotr Buras senior policy fellow and head of ECFR’s Warsaw office to discuss the recent shifts in Europe’s defence strategy.

✍️ Listen, share and subscribe!

https://t.co/CwkHYWDAc5

[ECFR @ecfr]

Europe can more easily and cheaply secure its own safety by helping Ukraine, rather than seeing the country overwhelmed by the Russian army and American indifference.
https://t.co/g7Foxj555e