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EU majors in a surrealist approach to supporting Ukraine - EU devours Russian gas at record speed despite cutoff politico.eu/article/eu-dev…

Geopolitical EU…UK hopes of security deal with EU hit by fishing dispute via Financial Times giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Thinly sourced story but even for the issue to be given oxygen suggests the flame of appeasement still flickers in some European capitals- EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal via Financial Times on.ft.com/40QYoya

Major red flag for UK in developing security relationship with EU that rests on exchange of data and safeguarding UK nationals bio data - Prosecutors probe Russian role in buying software for EU border system via Financial Times on.ft.com/42LQis2

✍️ ‘Relations between 🇪🇺 countries and institutions, 🇬🇧 and other non-🇪🇺 European states need to be pursued as an alliance relationship,’ says Richard G Whitman, School of Politics & International Relations #BritainsWorld #BigAsk britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…

Thanks to Council on Geostrategy to the chance to join their line of thinkers to tackle their weekly #BigAsk - 'What should Britain's relationship with the EU look like?

French carrier group chief draws lessons from first Pacific deployment in 60 years japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/1…

US objects to calling out ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine via Financial Times on.ft.com/4bdKHNl

EU Defence White paper plus this linkage might suggest that EU aid not altogether serious about a security and defence deal with the UK - UK-EU defense pact really does depend on fish, European minister warns politico.eu/article/uk-eu-…

My thoughts on why the EU–UK relationship is missing the moment in European Security ucleuropeblog.com/2025/03/26/eu-… via UCL European Institute

A European common market for defence bigger and broader than the EU27 is needed for Europe's security - my argument for European Policy Centre - Why Europe needs a common market for defence epc.eu/en/Publication…

📢 NEW COMMENTARY: Why Europe needs a common market for defence Richard Whitman’s commentary explains why now is the time for the EU to move beyond coordination among member states and work towards a truly common European defence market. 👇Richard G Whitman epc.eu/en/Publication…

When the Cold War ended 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇳🇴🇩🇰🇩🇪🇳🇱 had at their disposal almost 200 frigates Capabilities have obviously evolved since then, the Russian Northern fleet is not the behemoth it once was & frigates do not conduct ASW in isolation, but those countries today are down to about 45

My comment piece on time to dust off the idea of a European Security Council

This is v.v.good - upsides for the JEF and 🇨🇦cogently argued.

My take on the EU-UK Security and Defence Partnership announced at the Lancaster House summit today.

'If the threat to European security is genuinely grave, and increased UK-EU cooperation is vital to security, then why are both sides holding up progress over relatively minor domestic priorities and legacy disagreements?' notes Ed Arnold. rusi.org/explore-our-re…

Modesty (doesn't quite) forbid me for drawing attention to this piece for Council on Geostrategy - Resetting (modestly): The UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memorand…

Thanks Samuel.

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