European integration process
External affairs, Defence, etc
Programme
Europe, Strategy, Security
The Europe, Strategy, Security (ESS) programme aims to analyse both the transformations of the European continent in political, economic, and strategic terms, and to decipher the role of the European Union in the world. It is based on studies and consultancy notes, video and audio capsules, closed seminars, public conferences, and both initial and continuing training courses.
The work focuses particularly on: European integration in the fields of foreign and defence policy; the transatlantic relationship; collective security and the role of NATO; the strategic thinking, cultures, and priorities of European countries; developments in the international security architecture from the Mediterranean to the Baltic; concepts of power and strategy; and issues related to energy geopolitics and the ecological transition.
The role of the European Union in the world
Transatlantic relations and NATO
Defence industrial cooperation
Regional organisations and security architecture
Energy challenges and ecological transition
National foreign and defence policies of EU countries
Political developments within European countries
Publications
Analyses / Europe, Strategy, Security
30 September 2025
Drones in Danish skies: what security perspectives?
Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
Interviews / Europe, Strategy, Security
29 September 2025
Trump, Brussels and the Digital Giants: A Confrontation Under Constraints
Associate Research Fellow at IRIS
Interviews / Europe, Strategy, Security
26 September 2025
Russian Incursions and Hybrid Warfare: Europe Under Aerial Pressure
Research Fellow, IRIS
The essentials
Infographies / Europe, Strategy, Security
7 October 2025
The European Union’s Role in Financing the Defence Industry
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
Infographies / Europe, Strategy, Security
16 June 2025
Towards a Massive Increase in European Military Spending?
Research Coordinator, IRIS
Deputy for Communication
Special Advisor to the Director of IRIS
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
22 January 2025
The Hybrid Threats and Power Play Challenges Facing the European Union
Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
19 September 2024
Can the EU Become a Defence Customer in Its Own Right?
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
2 December 2024
EU Defence Industrial Policy and Strategic Autonomy: How to Square the Circle with NATO?
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
4 September 2023
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the European Defense Market
Deputy Director, IRIS
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
12 July 2022
The Untenable Simplicity of the European Defence Equation
Chercheur associé à l’IRIS
Studies / Europe, Strategy, Security
20 October 2020
EU Defence Package: Defence Procurement and Intra-Community Transfers Directives
Directeur adjoint de l’IRIS
Ancien.ne chercheur.se à l'IRIS
Events
More
14 OCT 2025
5th European Defence & Security Conference
01 JUL 2025 > 02 JUL 2025
How to make the EDTIB a pillar of European security?
The research team
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Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
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Deputy Director, IRIS
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Research Fellow, IRIS
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Senior Research Fellow, IRIS
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Senior Research Fellow at IRIS, Head of the Defence and High Technology Industry Programme
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Senior Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
