Aslak Veierud Busch
Donald Trumpâs sabre-rattling over Greenland has alienated allies and weakened, not strengthened, the USâ position in the Arctic. If the US is serious about solidifying its Arctic position and rebuild bridges, it should draw some lessons from the EUâs experience, argues Aslak Veierud Busch Read more
Igor Sevenard
Donald Trumpâs coercion of Denmark over Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute. Igor Sevenard and Richard J. Cook argue that by treating NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia Read more
Wannes Verstraete
Russia continues to rely on its sub-strategic nuclear arsenal, and NATO is therefore hoping in vain for sub-strategic nuclear arms control negotiations. For three decades, says Wannes Verstraete, the Alliance has merely been 'waiting for Godot' Read more
Ruairidh Brown
The US capture and extraction of Venezuelan leader NicolĂĄs Maduro on 3 January 2026 was an act without precedent. But Ruairidh Brown argues that recent events in Caracas were only the second Act in an unfolding post-exceptionalist world order Read more
Sibei Sun
The Trump administration is advancing an illiberal Atlanticism that reimagines the West in manners similar to how Putin imagines Eurasia. Sibei Sun dissects the uncanny parallels between the two geopolitical doctrines and what it all means for future transatlantic relations Read more
Elise Ketelaars
The rapid contraction of EU presence in the Sahel has sparked debate over Europeâs diminishing influence. But what did these missions get right? And what did they get wrong? EU capacity building in Sahel Niger, saysâŻElise Ketelaars, offers important lessons for EU Common Security and Defence Policy design, and for broader security sector reform efforts Read more
Dario Castiglione
In his introductory piece for this series, Luca Verzichelli asked whether we can re-establish a connection between political institutions and citizens. Dario Castiglione suggests we can. But first, we must rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices and institutions Read more
Rhys Lewis-Jones
A nuclear war between great powers would mean the collapse of human civilisation â and could lead to the irreversible breakdown of global society. Rhys Lewis-Jones argues that humanity faces an existential nuclear threat that demands deliberate and urgent action Read more
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