MENA Talks
The “The MENA Talks” is a podcast series by the BIC. Once a month, our hosts will engage with international, regional, and local experts to explore many underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s multidimensional challenges in the wider Middle East and Africa regions.
MENA Talks
S02 Ep. 07 - Evaluating European Foreign Policy: Strategic Autonomy, Preparedness, and a Worrying Threat Assessment for the Union
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Episode 7
The BIC's Political Analyst, Ben Lowings, is joined by Dr. Daniel Fiott, Head of the Defence and Statecraft Programme at the Brussels School of Governance and Non-Resident Fellow at the Real Elcano Institute, to discuss the current state of European foreign policy including an evaluation of the effectiveness of some of its tools, such as those involved using the CSDP framework, as well as its current level of preparedness in the face of external aggression. Does the EU have suitable mechanisms in place for a truly autonomous foreign policy, or instead what is missing from achieving such an aspiration?
Dr. Daniel Fiott
Head of the Defence and Statecraft Programme, Brussels School of Governance; Non-Resident Fellow, Real Elcano Institute