Editorial

Right or wrong…but my country

In the last days of August 2013, to nearly everyone’s surprise, the British Parliament voted against military action in Syria. Prime Minister David Cameron had chosen to consult Parliament, although under no legal obligation to do so. By rejecting the government motion the House of Commons has once again made history: this vote has far-reaching political repercussions at both national and international level. The US President, although also not legally obliged to do so, had no hesitation in announcing his intention to seek congressional approval for military strikes against Syria. France’s President is alone in not wishing to share those decision-making powers with Parliamentarians. France tried to demonstrate that it, and no longer the United Kingdom, is the really reliable regional power in Europe, although so far there has been no vote in the US Congress and no US military strikes for France to participate in. Instead, US-Russian negotiations on the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons got off to a smooth and rapid start- without France, enabling Moscow to break its political isolation.

Humanitarian intervention in the future Does this House of Commons vote mark the beginning of the end of humanitarian intervention? I do not think so, but the interventionist rhetoric that we have heard so much these last 20 years appears to be weakening, due to a lack of convincing results and to the excessive damage to both intervening forces and local populations, creating internal and societal problems.

The lesson that Governments have finally learnt is that they must seek the backing of their public opinion and parliaments if they wish to send their soldiers to distant wars whose vital relevance for their home country or even continent is not immediately perceptible to the public at large. However, as societies become increasingly unconvinced that you can kill your way to peace, it will no longer be sufficient for governments to shelter behind their populations and parliaments. They will need to involve parliaments at the earliest stage in the decision-making process, a habit that in most cases will strengthen governments. “The UK vote was a tactical political manoeuvre that went wrong, but may well be a sign for the future,” as David Chuter wrote to me in a private letter as we were discussing his article in this magazine (page 27), and he continued, “I am convinced that any future operation from now on will have to be voted by Parliament as well”. Hartmut Bühl

Seeking consent This new attitude will have an influence on the decision-making process with regard to the Common Security and Defence Policy. It could strengthen the advisory role of the European Parliament, although it will be a long while before the EP exercises genuine scrutiny.

After 20 years of constant pressure on EU member states to facilitate the use of military force and to deploy troops without a vote by Parliament, this trend may now be going into reverse. Germany’s particular solution of a “parliamentary army” may be not be applicable everywhere, but to involve citizens through their parliamentary representatives one way or another in the decision to engage in military operations is part and parcel of democratic government.

Hartmut Bühl, Editor-in-Chief

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Robert Walter MP Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg/London

David Chuter Chair of ISIS Europe, Brussels

POLICY and POLITICS

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Editorial

The EU Presidency 7 Dalia Grybauskaité, Vilnius Increased stability and prosperity on the entire continent A credible European Union as a solidarity pact

Common Foreign and Security Policy

10 Carl Bildt, Stockholm Plea for a European Global Strategy How to create common interests

11 Hartmut Bühl, Brussels and Uwe Nerlich, Munich Europe’s defence does matter Time is running out for the EU

12 Robert Walter MP, Strasbourg/London How to harmonise national defence and security interests within Europe Finding the common denominator

15 Dirk Niebel, Berlin Security and development policy in the EU must go hand in hand No development without security efforts

17 Dr Ana Isabel Xavier, Lisbon A design for a European Human Security Strategy The EU must give a signal to the world

19 Interview with Dr Thomas Enders, Toulouse The future of Europe’s defence industry High time to overcome fragmentation

The Common Security and Defence Policy

23 Arnaud Danjean MEP, Michael Gahler MEP, Krzysztof Lisek MEP, Brussels Make the 2013 Defence Summit a success! A parliamentary position on the EU Communication for a European Defence Industry Strategy

24 Interview with Claude-France Arnould, Brussels EU Summit 2013 – Capabilities for today and tomorrow The summit cannot be about philosophy

26 David Chuter, Brussels France, Britain and the Common Security and Defence Policy Dancing to different tunes

30 Gerd Kaldrack, Bonn The irrelevance of defence in the CSDP Renationalisation is the wrong answer

32 Renaud Bellais, Paris Military spending is not in vogue No momentum for an efficient EU defence

35 Hartmut Bühl, Brussels A breakthrough for the NATO European missile defence initiative Successul fireing open the way ahead

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

36 Jirˇí Šedivý, Brussels Logistic Transformation in the making Logistics are going joint

Jirˇí Šedivý Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, Brussels

Ioan Mircea Pas¸cu MEP Vice-Chairman AFET, European Parliament, Brussels

SECURITY and SECURITY SOLUTIONS EU/NATO

38 James Edge, Brussels Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Capability will be ready soon A need that cannot be denied

40 Susanne Michaelis, Brussels Smart Energy – improving the energy efficiency of NATO’s armed forces Greater energy efficiency makes for more effective forces

Air and Sea Power

42 Bernhard Gerwert, Manching No information superiority without a network of UAS Europe must develop and procure

45 Dr Joachim Wulf, Berlin Cutting-edge technologies for geared turbofan engines A breakthrough in propulsion

47 Chris van Buiten, Washington The future of rotary wing flight New concepts for new operational tasks

49 Jens Nielsen, Ulm Integrated Security Systems to answer the challenges in a globalised world Harbours – no longer a weak point

51 Interview with Claus Günther, Überlingen Contribution to maritime security through advanced technologies Highest technological standards

Protection

53 Franz Achleitner, Wörgl Innovative vehicles for the protection of crisis-management forces Tailor-made solutions

54 Ioan Mircea Pas¸cu, Brussels The European Parliament view on CBRN Preparedness and Readiness The threats and the risks are real

57 Christian Neudel, Schwaikheim Assisting crisis-management forces Legacy and innovation

Conference reports

28 Elsa Schrier / Adriana van de Laar, The Hague The 5 th

Young Europeans EuroDefense Conference Convincing arguments for a united Europe

56 Nannette Cazaubon FP7: CATO Project Conference, Bonn Convincing security research result

61 Hartmut Bühl GO Connected + Go Smart = Zero Distance AFCEA International, Lisbon

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