Articles by Dr Simon Sweeney Commentary Updating the Integrated Review – an opportunity to deepen defence cooperation with Europe Dr Simon Sweeney 08 Mar 2023 UK in the world UK-EU Relations Commentary The nuclear threat hanging over the Russia-Ukraine war, and the world Dr Simon Sweeney 30 Jun 2022 Commentary Western policy failures have facilitated Russia’s terror campaign Dr Simon Sweeney 09 Mar 2022 Policies UK in the world Commentary Has NATO and EU expansion provoked the conflict in Ukraine? Dr Simon Sweeney 02 Mar 2022 Europe Commentary Security and defence: the Afghanistan disaster and the importance of an EU-UK partnership Dr Simon Sweeney 31 Aug 2021 UK in the world UK-EU Relations Commentary Integrated Review: what does the future hold for UK defence? Dr Simon Sweeney 17 Mar 2021 Policies Commentary An inevitable failure of statecraft? the culture clash of Brexit Dr Simon Sweeney 11 Dec 2020 UK-EU Relations Commentary Brexit, the US elections, and Covid-19: No hiding place for the UK Government Dr Simon Sweeney 06 Nov 2020 UK in the world UK-EU Relations Commentary The internal security implications of Brexit Dr Simon Sweeney 12 Feb 2020 UK in the world UK-EU Relations Commentary Security, defence and Brexit: shared collateral damage for the UK and the EU Dr Simon Sweeney 02 Dec 2019 UK in the world UK-EU Relations