European defence after the NATO summit
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Mark Leonard discusses the implications of the NATO summit in Ankara for Europe's security with Camille Grand and Marta Prochwicz Jazowska.
This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Camille Grand , secretary general of ASD Europe and special adviser to ECFR’s European Security programme, and Marta Prochwicz Jazowska , deputy head of ECFR’s Warsaw office and policy fellow, to discuss what the outcome of the NATO summit in Ankara means for Europe’s security. They draw on ECFR’s recent policy brief “Making defence European again” to assess whether the alliance has emerged stronger—or simply avoided a crisis. European leaders left Ankara relieved that US president Donald Trump has reaffirmed US support for NATO and avoided announcing major troop withdrawals, but fundamental questions about Washington’s long-term commitment remain unresolved. Mark, Camille and Marta explore how Europe can strengthen its own defence capabilities while maintaining NATO as the cornerstone of collective security. Can Europe build the military capabilities it still lacks? How should responsibilities be divided between NATO, the EU and smaller coalitions of willing states? What would a more credible European nuclear deterrent look like? And can Europe strengthen its own defence without weakening the transatlantic alliance? This podcast episode was…
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