In Our Hands
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The national flag of the United States flutters with the flag of the European Union during a meeting between former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Belgium, February 2017.
Sam Hananel
Introduction and summary
This report draws on the discussions within the framework of the inaugural trans-Atlantic dialogue between the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the Center for American Progress (CAP). While any faults with the report lie with the authors, the ideas contained within it are the result of these dialogues and the contributions of the CAP staff and members of the FEPS network who participated in them.
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And Ben Habib suggested the bloc’s European Defence Fund was a clear indication of the bloc’s determination to transform itself into a military superstate - while questioning why the UK was involved at all given its ongoing membership of NATO. Buried away on page 1,051 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ratified last month is a reference to Horizon Europe, a bloc-wide project due to get underway this year which centred on discovery-led research and facilitating large-scale partnerships tackling global challenges.
January 14, 2021
Background
Since the turn of the century, there has been a significant rise in using artificial intelligence (AI) in the modernisation and upgrading of armed forces around the world. In Europe, the application of AI in militarisation is far-reaching. Over time, they have come in the form of increasingly autonomous systems, with an ever-greater consolidation of situation overviews, and the acceleration of warfare. To understand the EU defence strategy, we need to go back to 2003 when, for the first time, the EU Council adopted a joint foreign policy strategy, ‘A Secure Europe in a Better World’. It would help redefine the EU not only as a ‘global player’, but also a military power.
NATO’s Financing Gap Getty/Kay Nietfeld
The German army leads NATO exercises in Rukla, Lithuania, as part of a deterrence operation directed against Russia, February 2017.
Sam Hananel
Introduction and summary
Since its inception more than 70 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been the foundation of the trans-Atlantic relationship. Formed after World War II, NATO became the most formidable military alliance in history. The formation enshrined America’s commitment to European security and created an umbrella of security under which European democracy could flourish. Over the past several decades, NATO has grown to comprise 30 member states, including former Warsaw Pact countries, and faced new challenges. In 2021, the incoming Biden administration will need to both restore America’s commitment to NATO and push the alliance to strengthen itself. In order to do so, it must take up new approaches to spur investment to bolster NATO’s capabilities. The NAT