Foreign and Security, Defense and Cybersecurity | The PC3 Newsletter #3/2024
The War in Ukraine
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is going into a difficult phase for both contenders.
President Zelensky expressed his concern about the reduction of US supplies and stated explicitly that EU support would be “not enough” to continue the conflict. Nevertheless, as Kendall-Taylor and Kofman pointed out, the US leadership should consider European security a precondition for pursuing its goals in Asia.
The situation on the Ground, By Institute of the Study of War
European security guarantees alone won’t be enough, Zelenskyy says, By Alexandra Brzozowski (Euractiv.com)
Seoul reveals how many of Putin’s North Koreans have died fighting Ukraine, By Csongor Körömi (Politico.eu)
Putin’s Point of No Return, By Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Michael Kofman (Foreign Affairs)
The Middle East Crises
The Israel and Hamas conflict shaped a new phase in the Middle East history. While the parties are trying to establish a truce, the Turkish-backed militias have taken the country arriving in Damascus claiming the Syrian government and starting talks for “normalization” with foreign diplomacies.
Nonetheless, the situation is far from being settled. The tensions with the US-backed Kurdish forces (SDF) are exploding. The country has just entered a difficult transitional period.
Situation on the ground (Israel/Palestine, Syria, Lebanon), By Institute of the Study of War
Who governs the Palestinians?, By Kali Robinson (Council of Foreign Relations)
The Gaza War Reverberates Across the Middle East, By International Crisis Group
Syria’s North-western Front Erupts, By International Crisis Group
Bashar Assad is finished but Syria’s fight for democracy is just beginning, By Jamie Dettmer (Politico.eu)
Europe, United States, NATO
Europe feels the urgency to upgrade its defense capabilities and build a credible European foreign policy. Such sentiment has been even more clear after isolationism claims made by the US President-elect. For the European it is time to act.
Another reflection should be done on the meaning of the recent American Foreign Policy. An excellent interview with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken provides some interesting insights.
Europe has run out of time, By Norbert Röttgen (Foreign Affairs)
Minding the drone gap: Drone warfare and the EU, By Jan Joel Andersson, Sascha Simon (EUISS)
Media | American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent Age. A conversation with Antony Blinken, Interview by Dan Kurtz-Phelan (Foreign Affairs)
UEF PC3
Last approved documents:
- FC Budapest | A European Foreign and Security policy in a changing world (Resolution)
- Congress 2023 (Brussels) | The atrocities of the wars in Ukraine and Palestine remind us of the urgency of having a federal European government to be able to act on the international stage (Statement)
- PC3 Plan
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