
[Policy Paper] EDIRPA/EDIP: Risks and opportunities of future joint procurement incentives for the European defence market
By Gaspard Schnitzler, Research Fellow at IRIS
This new policy paper emphasises the main risks and opportunities for the European defence market of future EU joint procurement incentives and makes recommendations on how to use these tools to strengthen the EDTIB.
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[Policy paper] Articulating ESG Criteria and the Financing of the EDTIB: A Prospective View
By Sylvie Matelly, Deputy Director at IRIS
This new policy paper offers a prospective view on the financing of the EDTIB, a question for our governments, for the industry, for European institutions, but also for all citizens.
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[Podcast] European Military Budgets after the War in Ukraine: More Cohesion of Fragmentation
The ARES Podcast Series offers a new and original format to encourage fresh strategic thinking in the field of European defence industrial policies. The « European Military Budgets after the War in Ukraine: More Cohesion of Fragmentation » series of podcasts aims at analysing the increases of post Ukraine defence budgets in several European countries.
All episodesThe Lituanian caseThe Belgian caseThe Italian case
[Working paper] Case Studies of the EU’s CSDP Activity
By Ester Sabatino, Alexander Mesarovich, Arto Väisänen, Gaspard Schnitzler & Federico Santopinto
ENGAGE is a european project supported by Horizon 2020, the European Union’s research and innovation programme, and in which IRIS is involved. It brings together 13 European academic institutions and think tanks, including IRIS. It aims to examine how the European Union can effectively and sustainably address strategic challenges by exploiting all its tools to become a stronger global player.
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Renewal of the Defence and Climate Observatory and launch of a dedicated website
IRIS Institute and the DGRIS are pleased to announce the renewal of the Defence and Climate Observatory, initially launched in December 2016, with new features: a dedicated website in French and English, and the creation of the podcast « Sur le front climatique ».The Observatory’s work is organised into three research focuses: risk mapping, analysis, and anticipation.
Read "Geopolitical and security implications of Climate vulnerability in the Carribbean Islands"Listen to "Sur le front climatique" podcastLearn more
The World Climate and Security Report 2022. Decarbonized Defense: The Need for Clean Military Power in the Age of Climate Change
By the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), in collaboration with the Center for Climate and Security, Council on Strategic Risks, the Clingendael Institute, the Hague Center for Strategic Studies and IRIS.
This report warns that militaries must accelerate efforts toward net zero to achieve a win-win-win: minimize fossil fuel-related operational vulnerabilities, undermine petro-dictators like Vladimir Putin, and combat climate change. It was released June 7th 2022.
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[H2020 PROJECT] Envisioning a New Governance Architecture for a Global Europe
The ENGAGE project, which brings together 13 academic institutions and think tanks from across Europe, including IRIS, examines how the EU can effectively and sustainably meet strategic challenges by harnessing all of its tools to become a more assertive global actor.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme.
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An Erasmus+ Sport Project for the Development of a Sport Diplomacy for the European Union
Until the end of 2022, this two-year project, TES-D, co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union involves a consortium of academics andpractitioners from six countries of the EU, and the UK. It aims to develop a set of policy recommendations for the establishment of a common sport diplomacy at the EU-level and to create a network of relevant stakeholders.
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