by Nannette Cazaubon, Paris Climate change matters for our security, and therefore it matters to NATO”, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, said at the Dubai climate conference COP28 in December 2023. Participating in a high-level leaders’ event on climate security organised by the COP28 Presidency and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), he emphasised that “climate…
by Dr Johannes Bühl, Professor, Harz University, Wernigerode Firefighting plane in the area of Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece, 2021 Recently, notable and impactful weather events have brought the topic of weather and climate extremes back to our attention. But what’s behind them? Why are we apparently seeing more extreme weather? Is it only an observational…
Interview with Gerald Knaus, Founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin The reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) is in full swing. If enacted, the legislative proposal would have a serious impact on the individual right to asylum and human rights for refugees in the EU. We spoke with the migration…
by Hartmut Bühl, Paris “Poland is not lost yet,” is how the Polish national anthem begins. After the Polish legislative elections of 15 October 2023, Europe breathed a sigh of relief, hoping to be able to count on a strong partner in the east again, after eight years of right-wing populist and anti-European politics led…
by Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Paris Will Europe’s leaders finally wake up in 2024, a year that could well seal the continent’s fate for a long time to come? Their measured support for Ukraine shows that they have not grasped the full extent of the war that Putin has declared against…
Dear Readers, Edition N°49 of our magazine is published at a time when wars are edging closer to us and people are worrying about security and peace. We decided to put the focus of this edition on Europe and the Transatlantic Alliance, and cooperation in civil protection. There is no doubt that the Transatlantic Alliance…
by Charlotte Renckens, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate-General HERA, European Commission, Brussels HERA, a new player in the global health security landscape The recent pandemic is a stark reminder that the world is still not fully prepared for emerging infectious diseases, which are a constant threat. In fact, new diseases can emerge at any time,…
Interview with HE Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Barcelona/Cairo and Maciej Popowski, Director-General of DG ECHO, European Commission, Brussels The European: Mr Kamel and Mr Popowski, over the past years, the European Union (EU) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have developed close cooperation on civil protection. New…
by Nannette Cazaubon, Paris Three major meetings on Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in civil protection were held in Barcelona and Valencia from 17 to 19 October 2023. Hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), the three events organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG…
by Dr Eunsook Chung, Senior Fellow Emeritus of Security Strategy Studies at Sejong Institute, Seoul In December last year, South Korea also adopted its official version of an Indo-Pacific strategy entitled “Strategy for a free, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region”. While emphasising the Indo-Pacific as home to 65% of the world population, accounting for more…