Democracy or drones – the EU’s security policy dilemma

It is neither a secret nor news that Europe’s security policy situation has changed both rapidly and drastically over the past few years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Americans’ increasingly clear distancing from Europe – and in the case of Greenland, even disrespect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom – have shaken everything up.

And in the distance, China and India lurk, making the global playing field even more unpredictable. One expert has said that we are living in the age of pentarchy, which guarantees uncertainty, unrest and distrust when it comes to cooperation with others.[1]

All this also means that the political architecture that has been the framework for Europe’s foreign, security and defence policy for many decades is now being significantly challenged. NATO and the American defence guarantee are less credible than before, but there is currently no alternative. European countries, especially EU countries, are therefore left groping in the dark with an urgent and pressing need to reinvent a framework in which to act and from which to operate.

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Brussels Report
22/12/2025
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