Senior appointments in the EU External Action Service (EEAS)

On Monday 17th September, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to forge a demilitarized zone between rebels and Syrian government forces in Syria's

As arms sales are increasing around the world to face rising threats, space may soon become a land of wars, as the world space force race seems to speed up

Spain & Saudi Arabia: first, a story of kings and money   The recent Saudi contract of Navantia did not fall from the sky: it is only part of a larger story

The last three weeks, DefenceChronicles has collected interesting developments in Germany, which all illustrate how inconsistent the Defence issues have gone in Germany.   Inconsistency in the defence procurement   The Federal Government has recently

In a rare public intervention during the ‘Hamburger Messe’[1], Lürssen, the German subcontractor to the Dutch Damen, has recently deplored the lack of political support from the city Mayor of

In a recent article[1], The Guardian has shed the light on a very fashionable topic inside German naval circles: are the technologies used in Naval surface ships a strategic asset?

Like a thunderbolt in the middle of a hot Summer, German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) has achieved a master stroke. On August 3rd, GNYK signed an agreement with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), where the Naval division

On July 3rd, the European Defence Agency (EDA) held the 5th policy meeting of the Single European Sky Military Aviation Board (ESMAB) with representatives of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, the

The European Union has shown significant progress in strengthening cooperation in the area of security and defence these last weeks. Macron’s willingness to push initiatives such as the European military

On 1 June, Italy’s new government took office. The two anti-establishment partners, the Movimento Cinque Stelle (Five Stars Movement) and the Lega (formerly the Northern League) barely mention defence in