Institutions, Institutional Change, and the Defence Policy of the European Union
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: War Studies
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Anand Menon (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Anand Menon
(2013)
The Other Euro Crisis: Why Europe desperately needs military collaboration
in Foreign Affairs
MacFarlane N
(2014)
The EU and Ukraine
in Survival
Menon A
(2014)
The JCMS Annual Review Lecture Divided and Declining? E urope in a Changing World
in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
Menon A
(2013)
Time for Tough Love in Transatlantic Relations
in The International Spectator
| Description | The research has uncovered the role institutions play in shaping the nature of defence cooperation. Looking at the case of EU defence cooperation, it has uncovered not only the way in which the institutions of the EU have limited its ability to develop a meaningful ability to carry out military missions, but also the way in which member states and entrenched structures within them prevent the transfer of key capabilities to the EU. |
| Exploitation Route | IT would be interesting to try to generalise the findings by looking at other defence institutions in other parts of the world. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| Description | I have worked closely with both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and EU officials to share the insights generated by my research. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Briefing the Belgian Defence Minister on EU security policies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I attended a lunch where I provided a briefing for the Belgian Defence Minister on EU security policies and possible ways of enhancing them. Continued contact with senior officials from the Belgian Defence Ministry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | International Conference on CSDP at Kings College London held in association with the EU Institute for Security Studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An international conference involving key EU and national policy makers to discuss options for EU security policy in advance of, and to prepare recommendations for, the December 2013 European Council meeting A published report was circulated to all member state governments, and shaped the approach of several of these to discussions of defence at the December European Council |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/Report_17.pdf |
| Description | Keynote Speaker on transatlantic relations at Lisbon conference on 'Present in the Future' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Keynote sessions took place in front of an audience of over 100 and were broadcast live on television in Portugal. They led to a lively discussion on the nature of transatlantic security relations and their future Led to contact with a number of Portuguese school and university students, many of whom attended the conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Lecture, JNU |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | 40 academics and students from Delhi's JNU attended a lecture I gave on the EU's foreign and security policies. Regular ongoing contacts and potential future collaboration with 3 Indian academics who attended the lecture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Live Portuguese TV interview on transatlantic relations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A live TV interview and debate with the EU Ambassador to the US on the state of transatlantic relations media requests from Portugal |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_yAEK4s4A0&list=FLdzqa5AeBx-zs704LobVHIg&index=4 |
| Description | Organiser of seminar for Balance of Competence Review of EU Foreign and Security Policy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A meeting of senior FCO and Mod officials, along with representatives of Embassies of other EU member states to discuss the balance of competences between the UK and the EU in foreign and security policy and contribute to the Balance of Competence exercise being run by the Cabinet Office. The meeting led to the production of a report by the MoD which fed directly into the Balance of Competence report on foreign and security policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/227437/2901086_Foreign_Pol... |
| Description | Participant, Munich Security Conference, core group meeting, New Delhi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Around 70 people attending a high level meeting of European and Asian officials and businessmen to discuss current matters related to international politics and security. I have been asked to present a paper at a conference in Singapore dealing with international security, and to attend the Munich Security Conference annual Munich conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Roundtable discussion at Chatham House |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I participated in a round table discussion on the Future of the Franco-German relationship, with a particular focus on security policy. The event was organised by Chatham House in association with the French and German Embassies and took place in front of an audience that included academics, policy makers, representatives of each embassy and members of the general public. I have made good contacts with the French and German Embassies, both of which now contact me regularly for advice on security issues. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Speaker (European Defence Agency, Annual Conference) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Speaking at conference of over 100 policy makers, think tankers and journalists from around Europe, with a lengthy question and answer session after the lecture Enhanced links with senior EU and national defence and foreign ministry policy makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Speaker, EUISS, ICWA conference, new Delhi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Speaking on the security challenges confronting Europe at a conference in New Delhi organised by the European Union Institute for Security Studies and the Indian Council of World Affairs. Enhancing links with officials and senior think tankers based in Delhi and with EUISS staff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Speaker, High Level seminar organised by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 80 Senior officials from throughout the EU attended a conference organised by the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council to discuss how to make EU security policies more effective. The findings of the conference informed the policies of the Lithuanian government in the run up to the December European council meeting, and the meeting allowed me to connect and stay in contact with a number of senior policy makers across the member states. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Speaker, annual Tiergarten conference organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Around 80 people connected with the German FES think tank of the Social Democratic party attended a conference to discuss international security issues. I spoke on the security challenges confronting Europe and the EU responses. The conference involved detailed discussions with senior SP officials, including members of the Bundestag. As a result, I managed to feed the findings of my research into discussions within the SPD and to network with a number of senior officials |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |