How can Europeans be considered seriously with lower hard security capacities?

The 16 participating think tanks

12.02.2013 Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute

Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute presents a first series of policy papers on European security for the Think Global – Act European project (report available in March 2013, dir. Elvire Fabry, Senior Research Fellow, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute)

The following policy papers are a contribution of the experts of working group V to the project ‘Think Global – Act European (TGAE). Thinking Strategically about the EU’s external action’ directed by Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute.

Before the publication of the final report presenting the key recommendations of the 16 think tanks involved in the project, 5 series of policy papers address the following key challenges: CSDP, EU neighbourhood, strategic resources, migration and economic policy.

Strategic priorities for EU defence policy
Daniel Keohane (FRIDE), Policy Paper No. 63, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, February 2013

Where does CSDP fit in EU foreign policy?
Nick Witney (ECFR), Policy Paper No. 64, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, February 2013

Will Europeans ever agree on the use of military force?
Jan Techau (CARNEGIE EUROPE), Policy Paper No. 65, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, February 2013

How to maintain hard capabilities in times of budget cuts?
Ronja Kempin (SWP), Policy Paper No. 66, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, February 2013

The European defence industry’s future: how European?
Jean-Pierre Darnis (IAI), Policy Paper No. 67, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, February 2013 

The authors of the policy papers participated to a working group seminar, open to external experts, hosted on the 24th of October at the delegation of the European Parliament in Paris.

The synthesis of the seminar

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