Germany

Next Generation Combat Aircraft: Threat Outlook and Potential Solutions

Justin Bronk

This Occasional Paper examines the efforts underway in the UK, France, Germany and the US to produce new combat aircraft and systems over the next fifteen to twenty years; sheds light on some of the challenges and drivers; and suggests some potential options for force optimisation

Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue

Edited by John Andreas Olsen

There are a number of challenges facing NATO members in coordinatng their response to Russia.

Dreaming of Financial Independence

Tom Keatinge

The German foreign minister’s call for EU financial payments autonomy may seem fanciful today, but for how much longer?

Book Review: Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler

Chris Grocott

Chris Grocott reviews Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler, by Nicholas Rankin

"Islamic extremists are believed to have wanted to manufacture ricin for some time. “As far as I know, this is the first time we see it made effective, but certainly not the first time we have seen aspiration in this direction,” Raffaello Pantucci​, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said. "

Islamist extremist ricin plot foiled by German police

"“The F-35 is good for BAE’s bottom line but it doesn’t keep design expertise alive,” says Justin Bronk, air power expert at think tank RUSI, noting that without control of the F-35’s design and intellectual property (IP), BAE is just a sub-contractor. "

The Franco-German threat to a century of British fighter jet engineering