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Security & defence

• New books added to the Council Library collection - June 2026

  • New books
  • 26 giugno 2026

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Terrorism
  • Home affairs
  • Telecommunications
  • Security & defence
  • EU Member States
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • Middle East and North Africa
• New books added to the Council Library collection - May 2026

  • New books
  • 29 maggio 2026

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Home affairs
  • Terrorism
  • Security & defence
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • EU Member States
  • Europe
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• Library guides on defence and security

  • EU Council bibliography
  • 5 maggio 2026

  In a complex security environment, reliable information matters more than ever. Council Library guides curate trusted resources on Europe’s key defence and security issues.

  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Europe
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - March 2026

  • New books
  • 30 marzo 2026

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Security & defence
  • Economy & finance
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Home affairs
  • Institutional affairs
  • Justice
  • Environment
  • EU Member States
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • Asia
• A cautionary tale for Europe: Carlo Masala’s hypothetical scenario of a Russian victory

  • EU Council bibliography
  • 12 marzo 2026

  Professor of International Politics at the Bundeswehr University in Munich, Carlo Masala, considers not only what would happen if Putin prevailed, but also how that could plausibly occur. 

  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Europe
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - February 2026

  • New books
  • 27 febbraio 2026

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • Economy & finance
  • International trade & customs
  • Agriculture
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Environment
  • Migration
  • EU Member States
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Latin America
  • United States
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - January 2026

  • New books
  • 29 gennaio 2026

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Economy & finance
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • International trade & customs
  • Security & defence
  • Energy
  • EU Member States
  • United States
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - December 2025

  • New books
  • 22 dicembre 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Economy & finance
  • International trade & customs
  • Enterprise and industry
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Asia
  • Latin America
  • EU Member States
  • United States
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - November 2025

  • New books
  • 28 novembre 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Justice
  • Institutional affairs
  • Enlargement
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Economy & finance
  • Home affairs
  • EU Member States
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • Asia
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - October 2025

  • New books
  • 28 ottobre 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Agriculture
  • Economy & finance
  • Environment
  • Institutional affairs
  • Transport
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Research & technological development
  • Security & defence
  • Justice
  • Asia
  • EU Member States
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - September 2025

  • New books
  • 30 settembre 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • International trade & customs
  • Economy & finance
  • Health
  • Energy
  • Migration
  • Home affairs
  • Justice
  • Environment
  • EU Member States
  • United States
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - July 2025

  • New books
  • 28 luglio 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Research & technological development
  • Enterprise and industry
  • Agriculture
  • Institutional affairs
  • EU Member States
  • United States
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • Asia
• Redlines and partnerships : insights from the EUISS Chaillot Paper, 'Unpowering Russia'

  • Blog post
  • 18 luglio 2025

  How can the EU move beyond deterrence to actively counter Russian influence? At a recent Council Library event,  European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) analysts Lizza Bomassi and Giuseppe Spatafora shared insights from their latest Chaillot Paper, ‘Unpowering Russia’.

  • EU Member States
  • Security & defence
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• Navigating the Danish presidency of the Council with our Library guide

  • EU Council bibliography
  • 9 luglio 2025

  To help readers navigate the dynamic and complex landscape of the Danish presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Council Library has compiled a guide providing relevant and authoritative resources. 

  • International trade & customs
  • EU Member States
  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Economy & finance
  • Environment
  • Enterprise and industry
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Enlargement
  • Youth and sport
  • Security & defence
  • Migration
  • Justice
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - June 2025

  • New books
  • 26 giugno 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • International trade & customs
  • Research & technological development
  • Terrorism
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • Economy & finance
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • EU Member States
  • United States
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Asia
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - May 2025

  • New books
  • 27 maggio 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • EU Member States
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • United States
  • Asia
  • Middle East and North Africa
• No strings attached? Europe’s security reimagined

  • Blog post
  • 2 maggio 2025

  Europe is at a turning point in shaping its approach to security and defence, with growing challenges prompting urgent reflection and action. The Council Library invited POLITICO Europe’s Research & Analysis Division to discuss the key choices shaping Europe’s security future.

  • EU Member States
  • Security & defence
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - April 2025

  • New books
  • 28 aprile 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • Security & defence
  • International trade & customs
  • Economy & finance
  • Single market
  • Research & technological development
  • Institutional affairs
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Fisheries
  • Asia
  • EU Member States
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - March 2025

  • New books
  • 28 marzo 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Institutional affairs
  • International trade & customs
  • Security & defence
  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • EU Member States
  • Europe
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
• New books added to the Council Library's collection - February 2025

  • New books
  • 26 febbraio 2025

  Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.

  • Foreign affairs & international relations
  • United States
  • Institutional affairs
  • Asia
  • Eastern Europen and Central Asia
  • EU Member States
  • International trade & customs
  • Security & defence
  • Research & technological development
  • Migration
  • Economy & finance