Neutrality reloaded: An expert commission, created by the Swiss defence department has published its report on Swiss security and defence policy. I wouldn’t quite call it bombshell, but it does call for a “revision of Swiss neutrality policy ”. admin.ch/gov/de/start/d…

It’s gonna be such an awakening for many Europeans when they realise what it means to no longer be the player but the playing field. “Rising Asian Powers Set Their Strategic Sights on Europe” foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/16/asi…

Job news: I'm delighted to be starting at @ECFR next week as Editorial Director and Senior Fellow. ECFR's pan-European reach, agenda-shaping ideas, and network of brilliant staff and partners really set it apart. Thanks Mark Leonard & colleagues for bringing me onto the team.

.Ursula von der Leyen promised to build a “real European Defence Union.” What does that mean? And what is feasible given political, legal, and financial constraints? In my new Munich Security Conference Analysis, I propose🔟to-dos for the EU's new leadership team: securityconference.org/en/publication… Kaja Kallas

Back from the summer break

Ok, I laughed.

Habemus Premier Ministre?! 😳🥹 lemonde.fr/politique/live…

Delighted today to present Credentials to President Steinmeier and so begin work as British Ambassador at a moment of particular opportunity in our deep, strong and wide bilateral relationship. #WiederIn🇩🇪 #BackIn🇩🇪

"This is an important step for the security of our country as air defense has long been neglected." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was speaking in northern Germany, where the Bundeswehr deployed its first IRIS-T air defense system.

On appelle ça comme on veut mais ça ne sera pas une "cohabitation" au sens où on l'entendait par le passé.

This.

‼️ It‘s time for a wake up call. Europeans are sleepwalking into the biggest double threat they are facing from China so far. Together with Heidi Crebo-Rediker 🌻, we argue in Foreign Affairs that China has become a threat to Europe‘s security and prosperity - and outline what Europeans

Oxford University has announced the establishment of the Human-Centered AI Lab (HAI Lab), a pioneering research initiative supported by the Cosmos Institute. This ground-breaking lab will create a space for technologists and philosophers to collaborate on translating

Chairing the so-called "Ramstein group" monthly meeting, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Austin says President Biden will announce a new Ukraine assistance pkg today worth $25M. He says this pkg will "surge more capabilities" and will be delivered at "the speed of war." 1/

After a week of back and forth, IT guy and I today settled for “you’re gonna need a new PC”. 🫠

Good. At Europe’s Atlantic edge, Ireland to focus on undersea monitoring defensenews.com/global/europe/…