British-German Dialogue on Defence and Security Policies

Ed Arnold (June 2022): From 23.–25.3.2022, RUSI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted a three-day British-German defence and security policies dialogue. This brought together leading parliamentarians, and security and defence experts from both countries to discuss the war in Ukraine and other threats and challenges to European security. Read the report of the dialogue here.

British-German Dialogue on Defence and Security Policies

The 27.2.2022 ›Zeitenwende‹ speech by Chancellor Olaf Scholz will have a profound impact on Germany as a European security actor. The UK’s strong response to Russian aggression similarly indicates how it intends to develop as a European security actor. NATO primacy will remain a longstanding policy of the UK and it will likely choose to engage with Europe either bi-laterally, or mini-laterally to further practical defence cooperation, while an institutional agreement with the EU remains politically elusive. In contrast, Germany will continue to prefer to operate within multilateral organisations in particular NATO and the EU. The UK could play an important role in supporting Germany through the cultural change that the Zeitenwende demands.

Read the full report here.

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