The end of Brexit fever
As Britain reels from its latest political fiasco, the conspiracy of silence on Brexit is finally over
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The Truss premiership: Winter is coming
The new British prime minister is on a collision course with reality – and leaders across Europe may not even bank on her remaining in Downing Street for long
Tory de force: Johnson’s eviction and the future of Brexit
The Johnson era is ending as it began – in farce. Brexit will not be reversed, but there is now a realistic chance that Britain will begin to repair its relationship with the EU.
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The end of Brexit fever
As Britain reels from its latest political fiasco, the conspiracy of silence on Brexit is finally over
The Truss premiership: Winter is coming
The new British prime minister is on a collision course with reality – and leaders across Europe may not even bank on her remaining in Downing Street for long
Tory de force: Johnson’s eviction and the future of Brexit
The Johnson era is ending as it began – in farce. Brexit will not be reversed, but there is now a realistic chance that Britain will begin to repair its relationship with the EU.
The NATO Summit and the future of European Defence
Mark Leonard is joined by Nick Witney, Jana Puglierin, and Tara Varma, to evaluate the outcomes of the NATO Summit in Madrid, especially regarding European defence
8 Jul
New paperback released – The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict
Mark Leonard will launch his newly released paperback edition of his book – The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict (Penguin) with a brand-new essay on the war in Ukraine and its implications for geopolitics
Five reasons driving European defence integration after the Ukraine invasion
The shock of the Ukraine war, rising national defence budgets, and a European Commission in the driving seat could finally bring about true European defence integration and consolidation
The Northern Ireland crisis: Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit bait
A prime minister looking for escape from the latest political hole he is in has spotted one way out – stoking tensions with the EU at Northern Ireland’s expense
European defence reloaded
What are the biggest challenges in building greater European sovereignty in defence? And how will this effort be funded?
The EU’s Strategic Compass: Brand new, already obsolete
The Strategic Compass underlines the collective action problem at the heart of European attempts to pool defence efforts and resources: everyone agrees that closer integration is essential, but everyone wants someone else to go first
Out of the dark: Reinventing European defence cooperation
Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine has convinced many European states to rebuild their militaries. In doing so, they should initially focus on readiness, capability gaps, and joint equipment procurement and research.
In the media
It is irresponsible to risk everything on the hope that a peaceful transition of power will place Iran’s nuclear program under democratic and safe control anytime soon
In her op-ed, Ellie Geranmayeh sets out why and how the US and Europe need to hammer out step-for-step measures that contain Iran’s nuclear program and prevent a crisis point
If he became the EU’s special envoy to the region, it would be the premature death of some kind of European Union policy, presence, agency in the Gulf
The background to this in Germany is one of decades of under-investment and political neglect of the armed forces
Netanyahu has proven unable to articulate an alternative and viable plan for containing Iran’s nuclear programme
Hugh Lovatt’s piece on how Netanyahu’s re-election could intensify efforts to undermine the Iran nuclear deal
Engjellushe Morina comments on how Srpska Lista’s influence in north Kosovo is increasing tensions near the border