Mobilizing Private Capital for National and European Defense
In recent years, Europe has been confronted with a geopolitical and strategic reality it had thought was a thing of the past—one for which European governments have proven…
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Data Centres, AI and Quantum Computing: Regulating to Compete in Europe’s Digital Landscape
The draft Royal Decree with which the Spanish Government intends to regulate the energy, environmental, resilience and digital sovereignty requirements for data centres has sparked an intense debate…
Spain and Poland: Two Countries with More in Common Than Meets the Eye
For many years, Spain and Poland have occupied very different positions within Europe’s strategic landscape. Geography, recent history and distinct security priorities appeared to place them at opposite…
Corporate Affairs in Defence and Security: From Support Function to Strategic Business Enabler
For many years, the Corporate Affairs function was viewed within organisations as a supporting capability. Institutional relations, regulatory monitoring, reputation management, public affairs and stakeholder engagement all formed…
When Europe Fails to Agree and Others Fill the Gap
For years, the European Union has pursued a mission as ambitious as it is necessary: to develop the capabilities required to guarantee its own security in an increasingly…
European Funds, Strategic Autonomy and Industrial Growth
The European Union built the world’s largest single market while deliberately leaving the defence industry outside of it. This was a conscious choice in the architecture of the…
Europe Wants a Common Defence, But The Question Is: Can It Mobilise It?
This very week, Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez stated that Spain is ready to move towards a European army and described the Security and Defence Union as a…
The Opportunity
Few things stimulate a sector more than the visible flow of public funding. That is precisely the case with defence, now in full swing, as national and European…
Reinventing Under Pressure: Europe at Its Security and Defence Turning Point
Europe is facing a challenge that no longer allows postponement: it must reinvent itself in Security and Defence in a context of extreme strategic urgency. The clearest proof…