The EU's ambition to strengthen defence cooperation is exposing new tensions at the heart of EU leadership. Maya Ikene argues that the Future Combat Air System reveals the limits of the Franco-German 'engine' of European integration and why future European defence initiatives may require broader coalitions beyond Paris and Berlin
Research Assistant, Ghent Institute of International and European Studies, Ghent University
Maya specialises in EU external relations, particularly the southern neighbourhood.
Her research examines the intersection of EU external governance, critical geopolitics, and postcolonial energy politics, with a particular focus on North Africa.
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