Resetting (modestly): The UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership
This analysis was first published by Britain's World: Council on Geostrategy. The summit between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European...
May 28, 20256 min read
The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
On 6 May 2025, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee held its second evidence session as part of the ongoing inquiry into the...
May 27, 20251 min read
A modest beginning: the new EU-UK Security and Defence Partnership
This commentary was first published by the UK in a Changing Europe. Professor Richard Whitman analyses the Security and Defence...
May 27, 20254 min read
EU–UK Relations: Missing the moment in European Security?
Why is it taking so long for the European Union and the United Kingdom to agree on a formal security and defence partnership? This...
Apr 23, 20254 min read
Time for a European Security Council?
Where and how are European countries going to discuss the European security architecture, and coordinate their activities and efforts? Is...
Apr 23, 20256 min read
Why Europe needs a common market for defence
The EU needs to go beyond its plans for a more coordinated approach to defence capabilities by member states to draw non-member states...
Apr 23, 20254 min read
UK foreign policy implications of a new Trump presidency
This commentary was first published by the UK in a Changing Europe. US presidential elections are undoubtedly the most consequential...
Dec 11, 20244 min read
EU-UK relations: Toward deeper cooperation in defence and security
This online Policy Dialogue discussed the prospects and options for a deeper EU-UK relationship on defence and security, access to...
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Labour's first 100 days of foreign policy
This commentary was first published by the UK in a Changing Europe . Just over 100 days in and Labour’s foreign policy has seen...
Oct 14, 20245 min read
Can Labour Reset the UK's Security Relations with Europe?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his team have identified the forging of a new relationship with the EU as a priority. Security, which...
Jul 16, 20241 min read
What Can the New Government's Proposed UK-EU Security Pact Achieve?
This commentary is co-authored with Ed Arnold and was first published by RUSI. Post-Brexit UK–EU security cooperation has grown since...
Jul 16, 20248 min read
"Shifting European Landscapes: How the EU Elections Will Shape UK Foreign Policy", British Foreign Policy Group
On the 28th May, The British Foreign Policy Group convened a panel of leading European and UK foreign policy experts to explore the key...
May 27, 20241 min read
"UK-EU foreign, security and defence co-operation" UK in a Changing Europe Report
This new report highlights how Labour and the Conservatives differ in their approach to foreign policy with the EU, and what this could...
Apr 2, 20241 min read
The role of the UK in a new European Security Architecture
The United Kingdom has developed its contribution to European security in the context of its withdrawal from the EU. However, a more...
Feb 6, 20247 min read
Shared challenges, diverging views?
This event, organised by the UK in a Changing Europe, brought together experts to analyse the shared challenges for UK, US and EU foreign...
Nov 28, 20231 min read
What does Cameron's appointment as Foreign Secretary mean for UK foreign policy?
Richard Whitman analyses David Cameron’s surprise appointment as Foreign Secretary, exploring the potential implications for UK foreign...
Nov 15, 20234 min read
UK-EU relations in the Sunak era
A one-day event organised by the British Academy. The event focused on the complexities and challenges of the post-Brexit European...
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
House of Lords European Affairs Committee held an inquiry into the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The inquiry looked...
Nov 8, 20231 min read
The United Kingdom and the E3
UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s College London hosted an online event on ‘The United Kingdom and the...
Nov 8, 20231 min read
The diplomacy of 'Global Britain'
Amelia Hadfield and Richard Whitman take stock of the direction of UK diplomacy after Brexit drawing on just published research on the...
Nov 3, 20234 min read