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Niels Kirst

Niels Kirst is an Assistant Professor of EU Law at Dublin City University and Deputy Director of the DCU Brexit Institute. He is a member of the ALCIDE project.

POSTS BY Niels Kirst

19 June 2026

Federico Fabbrini, Niels Kirst, Franz C. Mayer

Reviving the EDC Treaty is Legally Feasible, and Preferable to the Ongoing National Rearmament

Since Trump was re-elected to the US Presidency, individually and collectively we proposed reviving the European Defence Community (EDC) treaty as a way to integrate European defence for a brave new era. Events since November 2024 have confirmed our conviction that Europe should take its defence seriously. Our colleague Robert Schütze has criticized our proposal, and despite our prior response, he remains unconvinced. So we’ll have to agree to disagree. Nevertheless, we still believe that it is important to clarify our standpoint. Continue reading >>

Niels Kirst

Reviving the EDC Treaty is Legally Feasible, and Preferable to the Ongoing National Rearmament

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