Western Europe

Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective

By Bruno Gruselle

Bruno Gruselle, Senior Fellow at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris, published a Transatlantic Missile Defense issue brief titled “Missile Defense in NATO: A French Perspective.” This issue brief explores the evolution of France’s stance towards a NATO missile defense collective. Download the PDF

David Cameron: End is in sight for Afghan mission

By Andrew Porter, the Telegraph

From Andrew Porter, the Telegraph:  A Nato summit later this week will mark the beginning of the end of Britain’s involvement in Afghanistan, David Cameron said tonight. The Prime Minister said combat forces would be out of the region in five years’ time. In a speech in the City of London he claimed the Government […]

Is the new Anglo-French Treaty the beginning of a European Defense System?

By Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, the European Council on Foreign Relations

From Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, the European Council on Foreign Relations:  At first sight, the agreement is a step backward in the establishment of a common European defence force.

Did Britain and France Make the Wrong Deal?

By the Editors of the New York Times

China Urges Europeans to Snub Nobel Ceremony

By Michael Wines, the New York Times

From Michael Wines, the New York Times:  China is pressing European governments to boycott the ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

Entente Suicidal

By Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal

From Andrew Roberts, the Wall Street Journal:  Great Britain desperately needed to sign a 50-year defense pact with a close ally to protect her dwindling military resources and retain the power to project force in the world.

Britannia: Bright Beacon or Bursting Bubble?

By Harlan Ullman

This is one of a few columns not preoccupied with Tuesday’s elections, either crowing or cowering over predictions and results and simmering with solemn pronouncements for the nation and world that lie ahead as consequences of how well or badly Republicans and Democrats fared. To many of us, these elections were more embarrassment than elixir […]

Entente Frugal: There Has to Be More to Defense Policy Than Saving Money

By Iain Martin, the Wall Street Journal

From Iain Martin, the Wall Street Journal:  [I]t is worth adding a note of caution amid all the cross-channel bonhomie. Almost everyone involved seems convinced they are getting something different out of these arrangements.

Key Elements of the New Anglo-French Security Treaty

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

UK–France Summit 2010 Declaration on Defence and Security Co-operation

By the Office of the Prime Minister