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Aug 1, 2024 | 
worldpoliticsreview.com | Mathieu Droin
For months, European decision-makers have been closely observing the U.S. presidential race in an effort to anticipate the next administration’s policy approach to Europe. For those tasked with this assignment, July has been particularly unsettling. In the event of a victory for former President Donald Trump, the situation appears clearer than ever. Trump’s choice of Sen.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | Mathieu Droin |Kelly A. Grieco |Happymon Jacob
Why NATO Should Stay out of Asia
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Mathieu Droin |Kelly A. Grieco |Happymon Jacob
Writing in Foreign Affairs last week, NATO’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, took aim at Beijing, condemning its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and declaring that NATO had entered a new era of “enduring competition with China.” This situation “shows that in today’s world, security is not a regional matter but a global one,” he wrote, adding, “Europe’s security affects Asia, and Asia’s security affects Europe.” This is not a new idea.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Célia Belin |Mathieu Droin
Politics Elections Just three weeks ago, France was a strong voice for the trans-Atlantic alliance and European defense, personified by grandiose D-Day commemorations alongside U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | Mathieu Droin |Sean Monaghan |Jim Townsend |Jim Townsend
The Alliance Needs a More Powerful EuropeAs war rages in Ukraine and the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, NATO leaders are grappling with how to prepare the alliance for all possible outcomes. The German and Danish defense ministers have warned that Russia could attack NATO allies “within five years.” Conflict could come sooner if Russia achieves a breakthrough on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Jim Townsend |Mathieu Droin |Sean Monaghan
As war rages in Ukraine and the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, NATO leaders are grappling with how to prepare the alliance for all possible outcomes. The German and Danish defense ministers have warned that Russia could attack NATO allies “within five years”. Conflict could come sooner if Russia achieves a breakthrough on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Mathieu Droin |Sean Monaghan |Jim Townsend
As war rages in Ukraine and the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, NATO leaders are grappling with how to prepare the alliance for all possible outcomes. The German and Danish defense ministers have warned that Russia could attack NATO allies “within five years.” Conflict could come sooner if Russia achieves a breakthrough on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Eskil Jakobsen |Sissy Martinez |Mathieu Droin
Executive SummaryTwo years ago, NATO adopted a “back to the future” strategy of forward defense and deterrence following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To implement it, allies committed to take various measures to strengthen their deterrence and defense at the 2022 Madrid Summit. As NATO leaders gather in Washington for the alliance’s 75th anniversary summit, this paper takes stock of allied efforts to strengthen collective defense.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
9dashline.com | Mathieu Droin |Emanuele Rossi
The European Union launched a new naval operation on 19 February, Aspides, to support freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Two countries are leading the effort alongside Greece: Italy, which is providing the command at sea and the operation’s admiral vessel, and France, which is an Indian Ocean resident country with two bases in the Northern Indian Ocean (Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates).
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Mathieu Droin
Less than two months after rattling NATO allies by saying that he would encourage Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” with those not meeting their defense spending targets, Donald Trump has Europeans on tenterhooks again. According to Washington Post reporting, Trump’s plan to “solve the war in 24 hours,” as he promised in January 2023, consists of pressuring Ukraine into giving up Crimea and the Donbas in exchange for a peace deal.
