International Co-operation and Defence Policies

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1 International Co-operation and Defence Policies Dr Samuel B.H. Faure Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Saint-Germain Master s of Politics of International Co-operation Autumn 2018, Session 1

2 Let s briefly introduce ourselves Name? Latest internship and professional goal? Background or interest in international co-operation and defence policies?

3 Outline Opening remarks (syllabus) Overview: Quantitative data to introduce international defence co-operation Session 1: The end or the transformation of international defence co-operation?

4 Download the PPTs

5 Opening remarks (syllabus) Contact information Topic Aim and approach Assessment Warning Notice Program Sources and overview

6 Contact information address Website Twitter samuel.bh.faure (at) alumni.harvard.edu

7 Topic On political-military coalitions? To produce, procure and transfer armaments Theories of international relations, comparative political economy and thesociology ofpublic action How, Why, When, Who?

8 How can we define international defence co-operation? State Industry International

9 What are the four branches of the defence industry? Defence industry

10 What are the four branches of the defence industry? Aeronautics Naval Defence industry Land-based Weapons Systems

11 Aim To prepare students for a professional experience To develop practical skills (know-how), based on the body of knowledge produced by the field of political science

12 Approach: sociological and comparative State Market Impermeability Collusion Configuration

13 Configurations of heterogeneous stakeholders, but which ones? Stakeholders of international defence co-operation

14 Configurations of heterogeneous stakeholders: any examples? Political stakeholders Industrial stakeholders Military stakeholders Stakeholders of international defence co-operation Non-state stakeholders Bureaucratic stakeholders International stakeholders

15 Configurations of heterogeneous stakeholders Political stakeholders Industrial stakeholders Ursula von der Leyen (GE) Military stakeholders Stakeholders of international defence co-operation Non-state stakeholders Sir Stuart Peach, Chief of Defence Staff (UK) Bureaucratic stakeholders Direction générale de l armement International stakeholders Organisation conjointe de coopération en matière d armement

16 Assessment The same assessment as for Prof. Pascal Dauvin and Prof. Xavier Crettiez s seminars (four groups of three and one group of four) Two ten-page papers: 1) defence (this seminar), 2) terrorism (Prof. Xavier Crettiez s seminar) For each paper, students must choose from among one of the following four angles of analysis: 1) structure, 2) trajectory, 3) decision-making, 4) norm Four criteria of evaluation: 1) primary and secondary sources; 2) problematisation and conceptualisation; 3) writing quality; 4) oral presentation In English or French, between 4500 and 5000 words, including footnotes

17 General Reminders Please arrive on time Please activate the silent mode of your mobile phone Remember that plagiarism is heavily sanctioned

18 Program Six three-hour sessions Three 55-minute sequences and a five-minute break

19 Program Session 1. The end or the transformation of international defence cooperation? Session 2. Who governs the international co-operation of defence? Session 3. How does the governance of international defence co-operation work? Session 4. Why do Germany and France (sometimes) co-operate? Session 5. Why do the United Kingdom and France co-operate in the context of Brexit? Session 6. Why do some European states strongly regulate arms exports and others lessstrongly?

20 Guests Dr. R.Bellais, MBDA (16 October, ) Dr. C.Bordes & Professor JV.Holeindre (to be confirmed)

21 Sources: where can you find (quantitative) data and analysis concerning international defence cooperation?

22 Sources (quantitative data) SIPRI*, Trends in world military expenditure, 2017 (April): SIPRI, The top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2016 (Dec): SIPRI, Trends in international arms transfer, 2017 (Feb): Ministry of Defence (DGA, FRS), Notebook on International Defence Companies, 2017: est-en-ligne IISS, The Military Balance: Annual reviews of lobbys (GIFAS, GICAN, GICAT, ASD) * Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

23 Sources Syllabus Scientific references: handbooks, books, articles Think tanks Specialized information websites

24 Think tanks (see syllabus) AFRI - Annuaire français des relations internationales Brookings Institution Bruegel - Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory Carnegie Endowment for International Peace CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies CER - Centre for European Reform Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) CSIS - Center for Strategic and International Studies DGAP - Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Auswärtige Politik ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations EPC - European Policy Centre Fondation Robert Schuman FRS - Fondation pour la recherche stratégique German Marshall Fund of the United States IFRI - Institut français des relations internationales IISS - International Institute for Strategic Studies IRIS - Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques IRSEM - Institut de recherche stratégique de l École militaire ISS - Institut for Security Studies of the EU (Chaillot Paper) Notre Europe, Institut Jacques Delors RAND Corporation SIPRI - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SWP - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik Woodrow Wilson Center

25 Overview: quantitative data to introduce international defence co-operation "Demand": data on global military expenditures by states (SIPRI, 2017) "Supply": data on the world's leading companies (SIPRI, 2016)

26 What do you know about global military spending by states?

27 States' global military expenditures: trend since the end of the Cold War

28 State military expenditure in Europe ( ): East/West divide

29 States' military expenditures worldwide in 2017 $1.739 trillion (2.2% GDP)