Thoughts on recent reading
Those who follow the international news can hardly fail to be aware that the world seems to be spiralling out of control and that the regulatory systems put in place after the Second World War are struggling to keep pace. We live in a world in which the media is chock-a-block with analyses, inflamed debates, experts in both information and disinformation, forecasts swiftly debunked by facts and rational argument so laced with pure emotion that we may be forgiven for being confused.
For a common definition of European operational requirements and a common acquisitions multiyear budget planning
1. General approach to a) capability definition and b) arms development & production EU Member States are fully aware that they do not have enough …
The High Seas Treaty
On 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted the international treaty on “the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction”.
Military Programming Act 2024-2030: European aspects
The MPL forms part of the bedrock fuelled by developments in the European Union aimed at reinforcing EU strategic autonomy, the European DITB in particular, and is equally a contributory factor.
Report on the Breakfast Debate with Alain Lamassoure on 18 April 2023
On 18 April, we were pleased to welcome French politician Alain Lamassoure, former Minister Delegate for European Affairs and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2019, for a breakfast debate on the topic of “Those who control the past control the future”. It was he who, in November 2020 had founded the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) under the aegis of the Council of Europe.
The French-German relation in Defence: a must!
But can’t we do better?
Suggested ways and means.
Joint Article of Ralph Thiele, President of EuroDefenceGermany and Denis Verret, Member of the Council of EuroDefenceFrance: 26/10/2023
(NB: Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors)
“Published first in La Tribune on 6 November 2023”
The case for a truly ‘European’ missile defence system
OPINION ARTICLE – Former Air Force Chief of Staff, General Jean-Paul Paloméros and former senior executive of EADS (now Airbus) Denis Verret, both members of the Board of EuroDéfense-France, offer a series of arguments in favour of a truly ‘European’ missile defence system, highlighting their concerns about the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) launched by Germany in 2022, which begs a multitude of questions.
“Published first in LA TRIBUNE” on 5 February 2024″
CYBER AT WAR – The dynamics of conflicts in Cyberspace: Ukraine and Middle East | 29.02.2024 | ZOOM
“Cyber warfare plays a pivotal role in modern warfare, influencing military operations, tactics and strategies, as also the overall landscape of conflict by leveraging capabilities such espionage, desinformation or disruption of critical infrastructure. Understanding cyber dinamics in warfare is of utmost importance for modern military strategists, policymakers, and cybersecurity professionals tasked with safeguarding national and european security interests.”
Critical Infrastructures Cybersecurity: Recent developments, trends, and challenges
The latest developments in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) have brought numerous opportunities to improve and increase the efficiency of various systems, including those classified as CI (Critical Infrastructure) systems. But in addition to the benefits, new challenges arise that, if not adequately addressed, can result in catastrophic accidents. One of the biggest challenges is Cybersecurity. In this paper, we seek to identify the best and worst that has been done in this field, seeking to identify the Cybersecurity model(s) that best respond to these challenges.