Robert Clark is a serving member of the British Armed Forces. He is a researcher with experience in security and strategy as well as defence, both with private think tanks and within the British Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The recent emergence of the EU as a regional defence actor is gradually eroding the notion of the traditional Anglo-American driven European defence leadership of NATO.
Syrian intervention has showcased to the world that Russia is again a military power to be reckoned with, capable of sustaining a military campaign far from its borders.
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