Appropriate Level of European Strategic Autonomy

The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) is one of the main independent European Think Tanks on geopolitical and strategic issues.

IRIS, a public-interest association created in 1991, is a French think tank on geopolitical and strategic issues. It is the only international think tank to have been set up as a totally private initiative in an independent approach. IRIS activities can be divided into four fields: research, organisation of events and meetings, publishing and training.

The Armament Industry European Research Group (Ares Group) was created in 2016 by The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), who coordinates the Group. The aim of the Ares Group, a high-level network of security and defence specialists across Europe, is to provide a forum to the European armament community, bringing together top defence industrial policy specialists, to encourage fresh strategic thinking in the field, develop innovative policy proposals and conduct studies for public and private actors.Abstract:

This report deals with the mid-2010s concern for a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector. It argued that for Europe to be a credible and reliable partner, it needed a certain degree of strategic autonomy, and examined the several levels on which the European Union could take action.

IRIS: ARES – Armament Industry European Research Group http://www.iris-france.org/ares/

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