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EU Security Policies

Securitisation and Militarisation

The European Union has a common Security and Defence Policy that sets the agenda on border control and crisis management within the EU as well as how the union responds to global security challenges such as climate change. In addition, many of the EU member states are major military powers in their own right, home to some of the largest arms companies.

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  • Smoke Screen How states are using the war in Ukraine to drive a new arms race

    • EU Security Policies
    • Militarism

    Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments have pledged unprecedented financial support to militarism, citing the threat posed by the war as justification. Political leaders have repeatedly deemed this response to be reasonable, proportionate, and necessary to support Ukraine’s war effort and to deter Russia from advancing further westward. Order print copy

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  • At what cost? Funding the EU’s security, defence, and border policies, 2021–2027

    EU Security Policies
    Report by
    • Chris Jones
    • Jane Kilpatrick
    • Yasha Maccanico

  • Fanning the Flames How the European Union is fuelling a new arms race

    Border Wars
    Report by
    • Mark Akkerman
    • Pere Brunet
    • Andrew Feinstein
    • Tony Fortin
    • Angela Hegarty
    • Niamh Ni Bhriain
    • Joaquín Rodriguez Alvarez
    • Laëtitia Sédou
    • Alix Smidman
    • Josephine Valeske

  • Hold Fire – why we must reject militarism for peace

    EU Security Policies
    Longread by
    Niamh Ni Bhriain

  • NeoConOpticon : The EU Security-Industrial Complex

    EU Security Policies
    Report by
    Ben Hayes

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