Title page 1

Contents 1

Summary 1

Introduction 2

Ukraine as a pillar of Europe's emerging defence architecture 4

Ukraine's critical capabilities as a foundation for the European Defence Union 6

The importance of public-private partnerships in the new security architecture 14

Policy recommendations: defence cooperation 17

Institutional pathways to Ukraine's integration into the European security architecture 20

Policy recommendations: institutional cooperation 25

Conclusion: from middle power to global actor - Europe's strategic opportunity 26

Bibliography 28