
Giuseppe Spatafora
@gspataf95
Research Analyst @EU_ISS 🇪🇺 covering transatlantic relations | former @NATO PPU | PhD @Politics_Oxford 2024 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇦🇫🇷 usual caveats apply
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19-03-2019 15:45:50
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#NATOsummit: European allies fear that planning for a reduced US role in NATO could hasten US disengagement. But this self-fulfilling prophecy blocks urgent reforms that Washington may actually welcome as fairer burden-sharing, warns Giuseppe Spatafora. ow.ly/eYCZ50WeAWr




How can 🇪🇺use the additional money for defence in a way that also makes its industries for the 4th industrial revolution? Joris Teer 刘亚伯 and I wrote a brief for EU Institute for Security Studies on tackling the security & competitiveness crisis, & driving a dual-use tech boom. 👇

NATO's 5% pledge is a massive opportunity for Europe. The stars align to address both Europe's security AND competitiveness crises by kickstarting a dual-use tech boom through defence R&D. Our new EU Institute for Security Studies brief: iss.europa.eu/publications/b…? Giuseppe Spatafora

About six weeks ago I wrote in The Atlantic that the gutting of the NSC would mean that “The Pentagon, Treasury Department, Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, and other agencies could likewise set up their own mini–foreign policies, each based on the


💬"If the US is not willing to send troops to fight an aggressor in Europe, why would they use nuclear weapons? The UK-FR nuclear statement is very useful in that context of a potential reduced deterrence again Russia." Giuseppe Spatafora on FRANCE 24 English Watch⤵️f24.my/BJ2x.x

Glad to be on The Debate – France 24 last night with François Picard Anastasiya Shapochkina Dominique Trinquand Elena Volochine to discuss "Deterrence made in Europe", the 🇬🇧-🇫🇷summit, the Ukraine Recovery Conference, and the latest developments in the White House regarding 🇺🇦🇷🇺. Link below:

In order for Trump’s shift on Ukraine policy to be real and lasting, “he needs to change the dynamics on the battlefield so Putin can’t win,” Tom Wright argues. “Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance.” theatlantic.com/international/…

Come for the anecdotes of Trump’s lawyer doing vodka shots with the president of Belarus. Stay for the inside story on how diplomacy really gets done in the Trump administration. My latest for POLITICO Magazine politico.com/news/magazine/…

Short reading x the summer break: 🇪🇺 should be ready for 🇺🇸 NDS & force posture review - hope for the best but prepare for the worst. My latest EU Institute for Security Studies commentary:

Glad to be back on Anadolu English to discuss 🇹🇷's acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoons (🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸): is it a step forward in defence integration w. 🇪🇺? Pragmatism wins, but structural issues remain. EU Institute for Security Studies aa.com.tr/en/europe/opin…

🇹🇷 Is #Türkiye's Eurofighter acquisition a step towards closer defence ties with Europe? While serious obstacles remain, the worsening security environment is pushing European and Turkish leaders toward pragmatism, writes Giuseppe Spatafora in Anadolu English. aa.com.tr/en/europe/opin…


💡 The EU can address both its security & competitiveness crises with a new tool: increased defence budgets. 📈 Europe has the opportunity to spark a dual-use tech boom that could boost its deterrence and industrial growth, argue Joris Teer 刘亚伯 & Giuseppe Spatafora. iss.europa.eu/publications/b…



