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The European Sky Shield Initiative as a Blueprint for a Future European Security Structure

The European Sky Shield Initiative as a Blueprint for a Future European Security Structure by Can Senel

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Europe & Strategic Autonomy

YSC Conference Reports: #YSC2021
The report of the Young Security Conference 2021 summarizes the discussions on European sovereignty, climate security, health security, cyber security, and the German-French relations that took place at the #YSC2021. High-profile speakers emphasized the importance of EU's strategic autonomy, the urgency of climate change, the need for health preparedness, and the challenges in German-French relations. The conference served as a crucial platform for exchanging ideas and perspectives on European security policy.
This Conference Report is unfortunately only avaiable in German.

#YSC2021 Conference Report
The Transatlantic Alliance

YSC Fellowship Programme Reports: #YSC2021 - Workshop I
On 8 November 2021 EuropaNova Germany had the pleasure of hosting its first annual workshop focusing on the Transatlantic Alliance. This workshop was part of a series of events aiming to bring together the Young Security Conference (YSC) Fellows. Fellows of the 2020 and 2021 editions of the YSC attended the workshop. The workshop succeeded in bringing together a balanced panel of five top experts in the area of Transatlantic Relations.

#YSC2021 Fellow Workshop Report I
Franco-German Relations

YSC Fellowship Programme Reports: #YSC2021 - Workshop II
On 13 December 2021 EuropaNova Germany had the pleasure of hosting its second annual workshop focusing on Franco-German relations. This workshop was part of a series of events aiming to bring together the Young Security Conference (YSC) Fellows. Fellows of the 2020 and 2021 editions of the YSC attended the workshop. The workshop succeeded in bringing together a balanced panel of three top experts in the area of Franco-German relations.

#YSC2021 Fellow Workshop Report II
The West in Fragmentations

YSC Policy Paper Series: Contributions by the #YSC2020 Fellows
This collection of essays, created by a new generation of foreign policy analysts and thinkers, takes a nuanced and historically literate approach to the West and to European autonomy and geopolitics.
The first section of the compilation starts with the concept of “Westlessness”, which was the theme of the Munich Security Conference in 2020. The subsequent chapters (i) explore the question of what Europe - in particular - can do to play a more active role in international relations as well as (ii) European behaviour towards arms trade in the Indo-Pacific. The compliation is rounded-up by contributions on strategic security policy, and a suitable strategic compass, as well as current trends and recent achievements in the field of climate and energy.

#YSC2020 Policy Papers