Eurodefense Nederland nieuws

 Op 13 mei 2022 organiseerde EDNL in samenwerking met het KIVI een seminar over Veiligheidsuitdagingen voor de Europese Ruimtevaart-industrie. Wij danken de sprekers voor de engagerende en informatieve toespraken van die dag, dit waren;  Ralph Thiele (o.a. Eurodefense Duitsland, voorzitter Eurodefense/ EDTA Working Group on Space)  Anna Samsel (Europese Commissie - DEFIS) plv. afdelingshoofd DG Defensie Industrie en Ruimte (Innovatie, Start-ups en Economie)  Patrick Bolder (o.a. HCSS) Strategisch analist/adviseur Militaire Ruimtevaart en Onbemande Systemen  Chris Verhoeven (TU-Delft) Universitair Hoofddocent Departement Micro-electronica  Mark van Pers ie (NLR)  Sr R&D Engineer Geomatics at National Aerospace Laboratory. National Aerospace Laboratory Tevens danken wij alle aanwezigen voor hun aanwezigheid en kritische vragen. Het Eurodefense netwerk zal onder leiding van Ralph Thiele een Space Strategy opstellen. Indien u geïnteresseerd b...

Eurodefense Position Paper  A Strategic Compass: what’s next?  Introduction  This draft working document of Eurodefense Working Group 27B has been completed before and during the war in Ukraine. The recommendations in this working document are based on the draft EU-Strategic Compass (05-01-2022, working document of EEAS) and have only gained more urgency and relevance because of this war.  • Lessons learned in the aftermath of the Afghanistan’s collapse and the war in Ukraine clearly demonstrate that the moment to create a European Union Defense Organisation (EUDO) within the framework of the EU is now! It is now mandatory to define the mutual and binding defense clause of the TEU (art.42-7) especially for the protection of non-NATO members in the EU such as Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Malta and Sweden.  • It reminds us that large scale conventional conflicts and military violence are a continuous and actual threat to the EU and t...

  De Oekraïnecrisis als vuurdoop voor een daadkrachtige en veilige Europese Unie  Als gevolg van de Russisch-Oekraïense oorlog is de belangstelling voor Nederlandse en Europese  veiligheid drastisch toegenomen. In veel landen (waaronder Nederland) leidt dit tot verhoogde  defensie-uitgaven. Dit is een stap in de goede richting maar Eurodefense Nederland is van mening  dat een daadkrachtige behartiging van Nederlandse belangen vraagt om meer verregaande  politieke keuzes. De basis van deze redenatie wordt weergalmd in het AIV 'Briefadvies 35: Keuzes   voor de krijgsmacht' welke wederom bevestigd dat ‘’geen enkel Europees land kan nog solitair  opereren’’. Deze constatering leidde in de Defensievisie 2035 van november 2020 ook al tot het  voornemen tot taakspecialisatie en samenwerking met Europese bondgenoten als België,  Duitsland en in toenemende mate ook Frankrijk. Dit is een belangrijke stap richting de  volwassenwording van de E...

The 15 presidents of the EURODEFENSE network of defence and security specialists across Europe, meeting today, 28 March 2022: Condemn in the strongest possible terms the invasion of Ukraine. Congratulate and admire the Ukrainian people for their courage in the face of Russian aggression Note the rapid reaction of the European Union and nations in their support of Ukraine Recognise that further massive European aid will be necessary to support refugees and to rebuild Ukraine Welcome the commitment of European nations to accelerate meeting or exceeding their NATO spending targets Believe that a collective approach to defence, security and resilience is more important than ever. Resolve to continue with renewed urgency the network’s studies on practical steps for mutual defence.

In these episodes our hosts Joost van Iersel and Frédéric Mauro will offer fresh new insights into topics of E uropean   security  cooperation. In the first three episodes we are introduced to our hosts, who also talk about the state of security affairs in their respective countries; The Netherlands and France. In the last episode they both share their vision on European  StrategicAutonomy . Listen to the first three episodes on Soundcloud , Youtube , or Spotify .

Op 24 februari 2022 viel Rusland de Oekraïne binnen. Dit conflict speelt al lang. Waarom slaat president Poetin nu pas toe? Nu een militaire operatie, wat gaat hierna gebeuren? In het KRO/NCRV programma M gaf Eurodefense Nederland lid Ron Keller, een oud-Nederlandse ambassadeur in Kiev en Moskou die Poetin meerdere malen heeft ontmoet een toelichting. Volg deze link om het programma te bekijken .

From War on the Rocks: ''With NATO, the United States often tries to have it all: U.S. leadership of the alliance and increased allied burden-sharing. Indeed, in   addressing   the Munich Security Conference in February 2021, President Joe Biden emphasized to allies that that the “U.S. is back” and is determined “to earn back our position of trusted leadership,” while welcoming “Europe’s growing investment in the military capabilities that enable our shared defense.”

C ompeting visions of European strategic autonomy have been widely debated in European Union (EU) policy circles. The term itself has undergone a fast evolution: from an initial focus on defence to inclusion of a much broader set of security considerations such as the economy, health or technology, to name just a few. At its core, however, the concept retains an important defence dimension.

The Netherlands Clingendael Institute of International Relations published a policy brief titled: "European Defence: Specialisation by Capability Groups"  Dick Zandee writes: In many professions specialisation is regarded as a virtue. In a hospital the surgeon, the anaesthetist and the nurse have specialised skills. Together they engage in teamwork to cure patients. Yet, when it comes to defence, specialisation has a negative connotation. Contrary to the hospital’s operating theatre, dependency on each other’s armed forces is regarded as a serious, if not unacceptable risk, as a country has to be able to defend itself without relying on capabilities to be provided by other states. Read and download the report here The Netherlands MoD has included task specialisation within in the European Union as policy goal for 2035. Implementation comprises intensified cooperation as well as active participation in pooling and sharing initiatives. Read page 35 (Design principle 9) of the ...