  {"id":14739,"date":"2026-03-18T15:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/?p=14739"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:43:21","slug":"new-eu-policy-brief-european-defence-in-the-face-of-war-by-dr-chantal-lavallee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/2026\/new-eu-policy-brief-european-defence-in-the-face-of-war-by-dr-chantal-lavallee\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU Policy Brief: &#8220;European Defence in the Face of War&#8221; by Dr. Chantal Lavall\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lavalee-EU-Policy-Brief-European-Defence.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14743 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM-240x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM-240x191.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM-400x318.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM-160x127.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM-360x286.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-2.20.33\u202fPM.png 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>The newest in the <em>EU Policy Brief Series<\/em>, &#8220;European Defence in the Face of War&#8221;, is written by Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca\/cp-fs\/lavalleec-eng.asp\">Chantal Lavalle\u0301e<\/a>, Associate Professor at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/chantal-lavallee\/\">Visiting Scholar<\/a> at 杏吧原创 University (2025-2026). She discusses the changing European Union (EU) defence strategy. Read the <em>EU Policy Brief<\/em> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lavalee-EU-Policy-Brief-European-Defence.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the years before the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022, Dr. Lavalle\u0301e defines the recent challenges which led the EU to bring forward a new European defence strategy &#8211; Brexit, the United States&#8217; diminishing support for Europe&#8217;s defence and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. The EU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/eeas\/strategic-compass-security-and-defence-1_en\">Strategic Compass<\/a> in 2022 set forth a goal of building European defence capabilities to protect the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lavalle\u0301e&#8217;s shares her insights which draw upon the new <a href=\"https:\/\/defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu\/eu-defence-industry\/white-paper-european-defence-readiness-2030_en\"><em>White Paper for European Defence\u2014 Readiness 2030<\/em>,<\/a> presented by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in March 2025, which identifies capability requirements and proposes financial mechanisms to support Europe\u2019s rearmament. She notes the signifigance of the White Paper in outlining two &#8216;roadmaps&#8217; as strategies to address the occurrences of violations of European air space and the European defence industry preparing for modern warfare with drones and new disruptive technologies. Dr. Lavalle\u0301e provides key findings and includes her insights on the policy implications.<\/p>\n<p>The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence publishes a series of policy briefs from experts and scholars which address prominent policy issues facing the EU-Canada relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more in the <em>EU Policy Briefs Series<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/research-and-publications\/eu-policy-briefs-series\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The European Commission\u2019s support for the production of these publications does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13929\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-240x50.jpg\" alt=\"Color Yellow EU Flag Logo with acknowledgment statement co-funded by the EU\" width=\"327\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-240x50.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-400x84.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-160x34.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-1536x322.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-2048x430.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_POS-360x76.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jean Monnet activities are co-funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\">European Union<\/a> and by 杏吧原创 University.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newest in the EU Policy Brief Series, &#8220;European Defence in the Face of War&#8221;, is written by Dr. Chantal Lavalle\u0301e, Associate Professor at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and Visiting Scholar at 杏吧原创 University (2025-2026). 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