Fall 2024 Issue: Rethinking European Defense

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Soldiers stand next to the IRIS-T SLM air defense system at the German army Bundeswehr barracks Todendorf in Panker, Germany September 4, 2024.
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IPQ 4/2024

The 17th issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on European security and defense.

Editorial

Henning Hoff

Rethinking European Defense

Europe’s defense and security should be the number one issue for those countries that form “NATO’s European pillar” as well as those in the European Union.

What Europe Thinks ...

Cover Section

Daniel Fiott

The European Defense Commissioner Is Here

By introducing a defense commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen’s second European Commission makes clear that Europe’s security is an urgent priority. Defense industrial policy will, by necessity, be a key focus.

Berlin Cable

Henning Hoff

The Self-Declared “Stability Anchor” Looks Adrift

Politically, the Scholz government seems finished, even if it manages to drag on for another year. Germany, which derived much of its foreign policy stance from its seemingly unshakable “stability,” does not look so stable all of a sudden.

Pariscope

Carbon Critical

Brussels Briefing

Indo-Pacific Watch

The Wider View

Luke Johnson

The Meanings of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive

Ukraine’s armed forces surprised many when they managed to counter-invade Russia in early August. In part, the Ukrainians acted out of a sense of urgency, something that is sorely lacking in Western debates.

Quarterly Concerns