Following the November Paris terrorist attacks and the extraordinary security lockdown in Brussels, security and defence issues both within and outside Europe have become a key issue for the EU's leaders. After years of ignoring security and defence as policy issues, and member states drastically cutting funding, the EU is now working on three major policy initiatives. EU foreign policy chief FedericaMogherini launches her 'EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy' in June, the Dutch EUCouncil presidency will shortly present its 'Defence Action Plan' and the Commission is planning its own 'European Agenda on Security'. [...]