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
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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.
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
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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.
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.
Beyond Global Britain: A realistic foreign policy for the UK
The UK government’s vision for Global Britain does not reflect today’s geostrategic realities. Yet the UK can forge an effective foreign policy if it focuses on British strengths, avoids military adventures in distant lands, and finds balanced, effective working relationships with the EU and the US.
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With the current war in Ukraine we have seen a lot of people realise that the armed forces and weapons can be used for good — or at least are necessary
Ulrike Franke analyses how fast military technology changes has rapidly reshaped the European security debate, particularly in Germany
The Social Democrats don’t want to (deliver more weapons) and now they are pulling out every excuse
The outcome leaves Dbeibah stronger for now, but only underlines the need for a still absent political process
This past week is a wake-up call to remind everyone that Iraqi politics isn’t black and white, and everyone is armed, so we need to be careful
Marie Dumoulin is quoted from her commentary on the visa ban for Russian nationals