http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/5584c2ec1d7cf2d2 https://verfassungsblog.de/why-the-european-defence-community-can-be-revived/ Why the European Defence Community Can Be Revived Fabbrini, Federico Mayer, Franz C. eng 2026-05-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Common Defence and Security Policy EU European Defence Community Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 How can Europe respond to the rupture in transatlantic relations resulting from Donald Trump's return to the US Presidency and take defence seriously? The European Defence Community (EDC) could be an answer. In a recent blog, Robert Schütze has criticized the idea of reviving the EDC. As the senior jurists involved in the ALCIDE project, we felt compelled to respond.