Latest newsletters
10
Aug
Real Implications of NATO 3.0 for Ukraine and Europe
What do I actually want European leaders to be doing to counter expansionist Russia?
2 min read
22
Jul
Elbridge Colby's NATO 3.0 means Europe needs JEF 2.0
A coalition not only of the willing, but also the ready and able, is exactly what Europe now needs.
5 min read
14
May
Europe could help Ukraine most by staying out of this
The Ukrainians are the only ones that have real leverage in the negotiations.
2 min read
22
Apr
The Baltic States could treat Zelenskyy’s warnings with respect
If Zelenskyy is warning us that Russia might attack the Baltics, I think he probably has a pretty good reason.
2 min read
16
Apr
The day American soft power died
US support for Orbán’s Hungary was cynical, and many people sensed that acutely.
3 min read
18
Mar
The End of Europe’s Geopolitical Dream
Is anybody concerned by the lack of a "European" position?
6 min read
06
Mar
Europe again embraces unforced errors that help the wrong side.
The pressure is not being put on the Hungarian government. It is being put on the Ukrainian government.
3 min read
24
Feb
Four years of horrors which must never be normalised
Be angry. Act.
2 min read
15
Feb
Rubio kindly suggests replacing Western values with American interests
Everybody is discussing Rubio's speech, and nobody is discussing any European's speech.
4 min read
30
Jan
Dear Mr. Rutte, I'm not dreaming, I'm having nightmares
NATO's de facto defeatism diminishes Europe’s ability to deter Putin.
3 min read