The White Paper: the EU’s new initiatives for European defence A key component of the White Paper is the proposed set of additional financial support mechanisms for the development of military capabilities, known as the ReArm Europe package. By OSW's Łukasz Maślanka⤵️ www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

“🇵🇱-🇩🇪 cooperation will be crucial for the credibility of 🇪🇺 deterrence and the security of the #EU’s external border”, write @jgotkowska.bsky.social & Łukasz Maślanka in their contribution for our series “A Strategy for Europe from National Perspectives”.

"EU member states agree that security and defence should be a priority, but they lack a common vision on how to fund these efforts". A short piece to sum up last week's "informal retreat" in Brussels and the state of EU discussions on defence. www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

Choć unijni liderzy dużo ostatnio mówią o bezpieczeństwie, to nie wszyscy gotowi są sięgać po niekonwencjonalne rozwiązania, takie jak wspólny dług. Analiza @oswpl.bsky.social po poniedziałkowym spotkaniu w Brukseli. www.osw.waw.pl/pl/publikacj...

Sobering words of truth from Mark Rutte to a House that likes to live in a dream world of European superpowerhood. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...

Reportage d' @artefr.bsky.social sur la contribution de la Pologne à la sécurité européenne - avec mes commentaires et ceux de Paul Maurice. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

🔵Sweden 🇸🇪: reinventing total defence and a proactive stance in NATO 🔵The strategy finalises a decade-long shift in Sweden’s security policy focus from global challenges and crisis management operations. 🔵More by OSW's Piotr Szymański & Jacek Tarociński ⤵️ www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

As 2024 draws to a close, why not take a look back at our top-rated papers for the year. Congratulations Ivan Klyszcz, Lotje Boswinkel, Luis Simón, Giulia Tercovich, Daniel Fiott, Lukasz Maslanka, Gesine Weber and Roderick Parkes! Thanks to all of our contributors! More info🔸 csds.vub.be

La visite de Macron en 🇵🇱 a suscité un certain intérêt en 🇨🇵 non seulement parce qu'elle coïncide avec le processus de nomination d'un nouveau premier ministre. Quelques mots pour @lesechosfr.bsky.social sur le rôle géopolitique de 🇵🇱 , ses relations avec 🇺🇲 et sur 🇺🇦. www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe...

Last week the Russian Central Bank sold 1 trillion in bonds to the banks in order to raise money to cover the 2024 government deficit. The banks lacked liquidity to buy, so now the CB is lending the banks money to buy its own bonds. All while using the same bonds as collateral for the loan.

In Brussels, you can hear some talking about the fortifications on the EU border with Belarus and Russia as a new 'Maginot Line' and that Baltic States are indefensible due to lack of strategic depth. Hope that @kajakallas.bsky.social & A. Kubilius will bring new ideas there.

"Closer cooperation on security and defence in a broad sense is the foundation of the renewed strategic partnership between Sweden and Poland". www.government.se/press-releas...

Another Chinese warning signal to Russia: "The Chinese side pays close attention to the nuclear risks caused by the Ukraine crisis and has repeatedly stated that nuclear weapons cannot be used and nuclear war cannot be waged" - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.

Polish PM to urge 'navy policing' in Baltic Sea on visit to Sweden www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Pevkur said it is important for the West to “keep our heads cold and calm, we have to react but not overreact.” Estonia’s defense chief: Send Ukraine money, not foreign troops thehill.com/policy/defen...

Exclusive: Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say www.reuters.com/business/ene...

1000 days of war - where do we stand and what's next? 1. Russians are advancing slowly and with heavy losses, but they haven't even captured the entire Donbas yet. 2. No, Ukraine isn't on the verge of a frontal collapse in the coming months. The Ukrainians still have something to shoot at and