EU Foreign and Security Policy

RUSI examines significant issues related to EU foreign and security policy, focusing on the developing relationship with the UK, the war in Ukraine, and other regional conflicts.



EU Foreign and Security Policy

Shifting landscape: European security has witnessed marked changes over the past two years. Image: NicoElNino / Adobe Stock


In a rapidly evolving global landscape, RUSI evaluates the critical foreign policy decisions that will influence the trajectory of the EU's foreign, security, and defence priorities. Are the traditional alliances of EU Member States with the US and UK still relevant? How do these states navigate the often conflicting requirements of foreign policy to foster prosperity, safeguard national security, uphold human rights abroad, and aid in international poverty alleviation? In an era of increasing instability in its vicinity, how can the EU assert itself as a global leader?

Shifting landscape: European security has witnessed marked changes over the past two years. Image: NicoElNino / Adobe Stock

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Ed Arnold

Senior Research Fellow, European Security

International Security

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Dr Joana de Deus Pereira

Senior Research Fellow

RUSI Europe

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Jonathan Eyal

Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

RUSI International

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Dr Antonio Giustozzi

Senior Research Fellow

Terrorism and Conflict

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Chris Goodenough

Programme Manager

Terrorism and Conflict

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Balázs Gyimesi

Communications and Events Manager, RUSI Europe

RUSI Europe

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Christopher Hockey

Senior Research Fellow

RUSI Nairobi

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Michael Jones

Senior Research Fellow

Terrorism and Conflict

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Tom Keatinge

Director, CFS

Centre for Finance and Security

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Dr Neil Melvin

Director, International Security

International Security

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Kinga Redlowska

Head of CFS Europe

Centre for Finance and Security

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Petra Regeni

Research Analyst and Project Officer

RUSI Europe

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Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin

Research Fellow

Centre for Finance and Security

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Isabella Vogel

Programme Manager

Terrorism and Conflict

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Claudia Wallner

Research Fellow

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Dr Jessica White

Acting Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies

Terrorism and Conflict

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Emily Winterbotham

Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies

Terrorism and Conflict

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