Opinion – The Vilnius Summit and the Future of NATO
Amidst the Ukraine war, NATO is becoming increasingly more diverse and divergent as an alliance and the individual approaches of member states will continue to reflect that.
Opinion – Estonia’s Kaja Kallas for NATO Secretary-General?
Kallas is well positioned to lead the alliance into the next stage of what is likely to be a protracted struggle with its original adversary.
Opinion – Sturgeon’s Departure and the Conundrum of Scottish Independence
Sturgeon’s successor would be wise to portray independence as an organic outcome from a yet-to-be-defined stage in Scotland’s political development.
Opinion – NATO’s Expansion in Northern Europe Rests on Türkiye
Erdogan craves relevance and abhors isolation on the global stage. This will be what continues to bind NATO and Türkiye together.
Opinion – Zelenskyy’s Visit to Washington
President Zelenskyy visited Washington with the confidence of a wartime leader who knows where his country is headed and what tools are required in order to get there.
Opinion – The Midterm Elections and US Support for Ukraine
The greatest challenge for the Republicans is ensuring that their leadership lives up to Zelenskyy’s perception of them as the inheritors of a Reagan-esque tradition.
Opinion – The Trouble with Hungary
Hungary clearly belongs in Europe, but it does not have to belong in the EU if its values do not align with those of its fellow member states.
Opinion – UK-France Relations Under a Liz Truss Premiership
The UK would be wise to keep France close and forge a renewed alliance for the raw purposes of political expediency and domestic legitimacy.
Opinion – Bad Omens for America after Liz Cheney’s Defeat
The perception of the US as a two-party system with only one party committed to democracy and the other engaged in the maintenance of an anti-democratic regime has severe repercussions globally.
Opinion – The NATO Madrid Summit and the Alliance’s New Dawn
Madrid is its own form of ‘Zeitenwende’, an unexpected but welcome watershed moment that demands bold and inspiring action amidst political upheaval.
