CER/KAS project: Shared values, common challenges – UK European security co-operation after the war in Ukraine

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The project starts from the premise that Europe and the UK are indispensable partners when it comes to European security and that sustained UK-European co-operation will be an essential component of a stronger European defence. The project takes stock of the state and prospects of foreign, security and defence policy co-operation between the UK and its European partners after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 

Our focus is on three specific issues: 

First, we assess whether the European Political Community can play a role in fostering closer co-operation between the UK and the EU. 

Second, we examine how the UK and its European partners can work together in addressing the challenge from China. 

Third, we focus on the question of how the UK and its EU partners can work together in developing the military capabilities they need. 

 

Building UK-EU bridges: Convergent China policies?

Ian Bond
10 July 2023
The EU and the UK have almost identical objectives vis-à-vis China, and are pursuing very similar policies. After Brexit, can they still work together closely?

EU-UK co-operation in defence capabilities after the war in Ukraine

Luigi Scazzieri
09 June 2023
Despite warming EU-UK relations, defence co-operation remains thin and the EU’s deepening involvement in defence industrial policy means there is a growing gap in developing military capabilities.

Can the European Political Community be a bridge between the UK and the EU?

Luigi Scazzieri
28 April 2023
The European Political Community (EPC) could promote closer EU-UK co-operation. But the EPC's ability to do so will depend on its future evolution, which only partly hinges on UK-EU relations.