Should PESCO Fund Policing Projects?
Across Europe, defence cooperation is deepening. The EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation programme, or PESCO, now supports a growing list of joint military projects.
Across Europe, defence cooperation is deepening. The EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation programme, or PESCO, now supports a growing list of joint military projects.
There was a time when leadership in policing meant rank, experience, and procedural command. Today, these are no longer sufficient.
Ruggedised phones are hard to miss. Their bulk can make them impractical for undercover work or low-profile community patrols.
Let’s face it: the bullet, as a regrettable last resort in policing, is unlikely to disappear entirely. However, reducing the need for lethal force does not begin with new weapons, less lethal or otherwise, important as they may be.
Across Europe, defence cooperation is deepening. The EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation programme, or PESCO, now supports a growing list of joint military projects. These range from shared cyber defence tools to next-generation surveillance platforms.
There was a time when leadership in policing meant rank, experience, and procedural command. Today, these are no longer sufficient. In an era shaped by artificial intelligence, real-time surveillance, autonomous systems, and algorithmic governance, a defining skill for police leaders …
Ruggedised phones are hard to miss. Their bulk can make them impractical for undercover work or low-profile community patrols. Officers know this.
Let’s face it: the bullet, as a regrettable last resort in policing, is unlikely to disappear entirely. However, reducing the need for lethal force does not begin with new weapons, less lethal or otherwise, important as they may be. It …