THE European Union’s appointment this autumn of Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius as the blocs first defence commissioner is a clear sign of an increase in the momentum towards militarisation of the alliance. At the same time, the EU is negotiating defence partnerships with Britain, South Korea and Japan. While the Government’s much-vaunted Consultative Forum on International… Read more »
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