Co-founder, @ConGeostrategy. Interests: #UK geostrategic and defence policy. Formerly at @BALTDEFCOL, @EU_ISS, and other places. All tweets are personal.
Mar 11, 2022 • 13 tweets • 10 min read
[Thread on the #EU/#NATO and deterrence] I keep hearing that an empowered EU, through Article 42.7 in the Treaty of Lisbon, could replace or complement @NATO’s Article 5. Anyone who thinks this is living in a dangerous fantasy world. Here’s why... [1/13]
If boiled down, Article 5 is a security guarantee issued ultimately by #NATO’s nuclear powers (🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷) to the rest of the alliance. The guarantee is this: if you attack NATO, we will inflict unacceptable damage on you, even if you can do the same to us... [2/13]
Feb 20, 2021 • 6 tweets • 6 min read
[THREAD] At yesterday's @MunSecConf, #UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson gave the best foreign speech of any European leader. What were his key points? gov.uk/government/spe… [1/6]
1. That the #UK is back. #GlobalBritain will play a leading role in upholding the defence of #Europe and deterring threats to global security. This includes overcoming the #Covid19 pandemic, which the UK is fighting with #COVAX and the revolutionary @AstraZeneca vaccine... [2/6]
