Eoin McNamara
@mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) 🇫🇮. All things foreign policy, security & transatlantic. From Waterford 🇮🇪. Work info: https://www.fiia.fi/en/expert/eoin-mcnamara
If anyone prefers reading instead. #Poland's national broadcaster @tvpworld.bsky.social also published this excellent write-up based on my TV interview discussing #Germany & #European #security yesterday. tvpworld.com/90557235/pax...
German chancellor says era of US security dependence is ending
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Europe can no longer rely on the United States in the way it once did, declaring that “the decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe a...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If anyone prefers reading instead. #Poland's national broadcaster @tvpworld.bsky.social also published this excellent write-up based on my TV interview discussing #Germany & #European #security yesterday. tvpworld.com/90557235/pax...
I was live on Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social today, talking #Merz's "Pax Americana" nostalgia speech in Munich & why a strong #Germany leading #EU strategic autonomy vital for #security on continent. Convenient abstention from #geopolitics no longer an option. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et82...
Why Europe must defend itself | Eoin Micheál McNamara
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December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I was live on Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social today, talking #Merz's "Pax Americana" nostalgia speech in Munich & why a strong #Germany leading #EU strategic autonomy vital for #security on continent. Convenient abstention from #geopolitics no longer an option. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et82...
I get some quotes in @news.rte.ie piece on #Irish #security & #defence this weekend. Debate must be focused better. About finding domestic solutions to Irish #security vulnerabilities. Voices reverting to usual anti- #Western script simply aren't credible. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Defence spending takes centre stage as weak links exposed
The Government's €1.7bn defence spending plan, announced this week, comes at a time when there is a widespread perception that Ireland lags far behind its neighbours when it comes to defence and secur...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I get some quotes in @news.rte.ie piece on #Irish #security & #defence this weekend. Debate must be focused better. About finding domestic solutions to Irish #security vulnerabilities. Voices reverting to usual anti- #Western script simply aren't credible. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Nice to get some nice feedback for interview I did last wk on @tvpworld.bsky.social on developments in #Nordic Air #Defence & logistics that improved #Nordic- #Baltic #deterrence requires. Rail #Baltica linking #Tallinn with #Warsaw by 2030 will be very important. youtu.be/9ixrNInLRKo?...
Scandinavia’s new air power: A quiet NATO revolution | Eoin Micheál McNamara
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November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Nice to get some nice feedback for interview I did last wk on @tvpworld.bsky.social on developments in #Nordic Air #Defence & logistics that improved #Nordic- #Baltic #deterrence requires. Rail #Baltica linking #Tallinn with #Warsaw by 2030 will be very important. youtu.be/9ixrNInLRKo?...
Seminar in #Helsinki last Friday organized by Finnish-Irish Society at #European Commission 🇪🇺 Rep. in #Finland 🇫🇮. Enjoyed introducing my project "#Hybrid Conflict & Great Power Competition: Implications for #Irish☘️#Security Policy". Progress here vital for #Ireland & EU security.
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Seminar in #Helsinki last Friday organized by Finnish-Irish Society at #European Commission 🇪🇺 Rep. in #Finland 🇫🇮. Enjoyed introducing my project "#Hybrid Conflict & Great Power Competition: Implications for #Irish☘️#Security Policy". Progress here vital for #Ireland & EU security.
My Interview on @tvpworld.bsky.social aired last Friday. Discusses #UK-coordinated "coalition of the willing" in support of #Ukraine. #Geopolitical change continues at lightening pace, but #EU decision-making on frozen assets still too slow. A frustrating reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOF...
U.K. capable of stepping up long-range missile delivery for Ukraine | Eoin Micheál McNamara
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October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My Interview on @tvpworld.bsky.social aired last Friday. Discusses #UK-coordinated "coalition of the willing" in support of #Ukraine. #Geopolitical change continues at lightening pace, but #EU decision-making on frozen assets still too slow. A frustrating reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOF...
My interview in @iltasanomat.bsky.social today 🇫🇮. Remarkable #Trump-#Zelenskyy rapprochement as #Putin squanders political capital with Trump. Delivery of #US #Tomahawk cruise-missiles to #Ukraine for long-range strike at Russian #military nodes would be significant. www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Trumpin mieli muuttui – pelasiko Putin korttinsa väärin?
Trumpin välit Ukrainan presidentti Volodymyr Zelenskyiin ovat lämmenneet. Suunnitteilla on asetoimitus Ukrainaan ja Moskovan paineistaminen.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My interview in @iltasanomat.bsky.social today 🇫🇮. Remarkable #Trump-#Zelenskyy rapprochement as #Putin squanders political capital with Trump. Delivery of #US #Tomahawk cruise-missiles to #Ukraine for long-range strike at Russian #military nodes would be significant. www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Back on @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning to discuss recent Western #military responses to #Russia's aggression in #Ukraine. #Trump's patience with #Putin's insincerity is wearing thin. #US turning up pressure with targeting intel & tomahawks for #Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLrL...
Trump pushes peace as Russia takes hits | Eoin Micheál McNamara
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October 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Back on @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning to discuss recent Western #military responses to #Russia's aggression in #Ukraine. #Trump's patience with #Putin's insincerity is wearing thin. #US turning up pressure with targeting intel & tomahawks for #Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLrL...
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A further essay in @neweasterneurope.eu from me. Discusses #Europeanization of #deterrence on #NATO's #Eastern Flank. Deterrence by mobilization is a risky compromise to #Russia. Mobilization depends on #US assets #Europe can no longer rely on under #Trump. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/25/b...
Beyond compromise: towards the Europeanization of NATO’s Eastern Flank - New Eastern Europe
NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement promised a stable and prosperous future for Central and Eastern Europe. Yet compromises meant to accommodate Russia left the Alliance’s Eastern Flank exposed for years...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A further essay in @neweasterneurope.eu from me. Discusses #Europeanization of #deterrence on #NATO's #Eastern Flank. Deterrence by mobilization is a risky compromise to #Russia. Mobilization depends on #US assets #Europe can no longer rely on under #Trump. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/25/b...
A further essay in @neweasterneurope.eu from me. Discusses #Europeanization of #deterrence on #NATO's #Eastern Flank. Deterrence by mobilization is a risky compromise to #Russia. Mobilization depends on #US assets #Europe can no longer rely on under #Trump. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/25/b...
Beyond compromise: towards the Europeanization of NATO’s Eastern Flank - New Eastern Europe
NATO’s post-Cold War enlargement promised a stable and prosperous future for Central and Eastern Europe. Yet compromises meant to accommodate Russia left the Alliance’s Eastern Flank exposed for years...
neweasterneurope.eu
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A further essay in @neweasterneurope.eu from me. Discusses #Europeanization of #deterrence on #NATO's #Eastern Flank. Deterrence by mobilization is a risky compromise to #Russia. Mobilization depends on #US assets #Europe can no longer rely on under #Trump. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/25/b...
#History happening quickly before our eyes. My primer for tomorrow's #US – #Russia Summit written for #Ireland's national broadcaster @rte.ie @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social as #Ukraine & future of #European #security at risk. Will #Putin again get the better of #Trump? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What's at stake for Europe at the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine?
The build-up to the summit highlights European doubts and concerns about Russia's sincerity to halt aggression in Ukraine
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August 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#History happening quickly before our eyes. My primer for tomorrow's #US – #Russia Summit written for #Ireland's national broadcaster @rte.ie @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social as #Ukraine & future of #European #security at risk. Will #Putin again get the better of #Trump? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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What's at stake for Europe at the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine? Analysis by @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social @fiia.fi on how the build-up to the Alaska meeting highlights European doubts and concerns about Russia's sincerity to halt aggression in Ukraine www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What's at stake for Europe at the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine?
The build-up to the summit highlights European doubts and concerns about Russia's sincerity to halt aggression in Ukraine
www.rte.ie
August 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
What's at stake for Europe at the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine? Analysis by @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social @fiia.fi on how the build-up to the Alaska meeting highlights European doubts and concerns about Russia's sincerity to halt aggression in Ukraine www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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My recent essay for @neweasterneurope.eu discussing some dire #military legacies left by Soviet occupation & the #geopolitical obstacles that #Estonia 🇪🇪 overcame to modernize its national #security system is now also fully available online thanks to @boell.de. pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
Estonia’s road to comprehensive security | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Warszawa | Polska
Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has undergone a rapid and determined transformation, embracing modernization, democracy and western integration. Yet its path to NATO membership and secur...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
My recent essay for @neweasterneurope.eu discussing some dire #military legacies left by Soviet occupation & the #geopolitical obstacles that #Estonia 🇪🇪 overcame to modernize its national #security system is now also fully available online thanks to @boell.de. pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
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This is a well-written short history of the Estonian Defence Forces after the restoration of our independence in 1991.
"Yet Estonia's path to NATO membership and security reform was anything but straightforward, as it was shaped by regional geopolitics, western hesitations, and the lessons of Nordic neighbours." pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
Estonia’s road to comprehensive security | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Warszawa | Polska
Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has undergone a rapid and determined transformation, embracing modernization, democracy and western integration. Yet its path to NATO membership and secur...
pl.boell.org
July 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This is a well-written short history of the Estonian Defence Forces after the restoration of our independence in 1991.
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"Yet Estonia's path to NATO membership and security reform was anything but straightforward, as it was shaped by regional geopolitics, western hesitations, and the lessons of Nordic neighbours." pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
Estonia’s road to comprehensive security | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Warszawa | Polska
Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has undergone a rapid and determined transformation, embracing modernization, democracy and western integration. Yet its path to NATO membership and secur...
pl.boell.org
July 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Yet Estonia's path to NATO membership and security reform was anything but straightforward, as it was shaped by regional geopolitics, western hesitations, and the lessons of Nordic neighbours." pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
My recent essay for @neweasterneurope.eu discussing some dire #military legacies left by Soviet occupation & the #geopolitical obstacles that #Estonia 🇪🇪 overcame to modernize its national #security system is now also fully available online thanks to @boell.de. pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
Estonia’s road to comprehensive security | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Warszawa | Polska
Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has undergone a rapid and determined transformation, embracing modernization, democracy and western integration. Yet its path to NATO membership and secur...
pl.boell.org
July 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
My recent essay for @neweasterneurope.eu discussing some dire #military legacies left by Soviet occupation & the #geopolitical obstacles that #Estonia 🇪🇪 overcame to modernize its national #security system is now also fully available online thanks to @boell.de. pl.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...
I’m always interested in how #defence systems are built & reformed & how #security #cultures change. In my latest essay for @neweasterneurope.eu I discuss some formidable domestic & #geopolitical obstacles #Estonia 🇪🇪overcame to foster #comprehensive security. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/07/08/e...
Estonia’s road to comprehensive security - New Eastern Europe
Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has undergone a rapid and determined transformation, embracing modernization, democracy and western integration. Yet its path to NATO membership and secur...
neweasterneurope.eu
July 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m always interested in how #defence systems are built & reformed & how #security #cultures change. In my latest essay for @neweasterneurope.eu I discuss some formidable domestic & #geopolitical obstacles #Estonia 🇪🇪overcame to foster #comprehensive security. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/07/08/e...
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Should GCAP be opened to other countries?
We asked six experts in this week’s Big Ask:
✍ @willfreer.bsky.social, Ben Goodwin, @henninghoff.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social and @shelter-jones.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
We asked six experts in this week’s Big Ask:
✍ @willfreer.bsky.social, Ben Goodwin, @henninghoff.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social and @shelter-jones.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should GCAP be opened to other countries?
The Big Ask | No. 28.2025
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July 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Should GCAP be opened to other countries?
We asked six experts in this week’s Big Ask:
✍ @willfreer.bsky.social, Ben Goodwin, @henninghoff.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social and @shelter-jones.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
We asked six experts in this week’s Big Ask:
✍ @willfreer.bsky.social, Ben Goodwin, @henninghoff.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @salisbot.bsky.social and @shelter-jones.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
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‘Finland will watch with interest if neighbouring Sweden accepts future fighter development opportunities that Stockholm has previously considered with GCAP partners,’ notes @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @fiia.fi
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should GCAP be opened to other countries?
The Big Ask | No. 28.2025
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July 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘Finland will watch with interest if neighbouring Sweden accepts future fighter development opportunities that Stockholm has previously considered with GCAP partners,’ notes @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @fiia.fi
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
My interview on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning. #NATO's Hague Summit starts tomorrow. #Trump & #Hegseth expecting less #US🇺🇸 in #Europe. Summit must focus on starting smooth & balanced move to stronger European capabilities minus key US enablers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC70...
European leaders question NATO’s future | Eoin McNamara
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June 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My interview on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning. #NATO's Hague Summit starts tomorrow. #Trump & #Hegseth expecting less #US🇺🇸 in #Europe. Summit must focus on starting smooth & balanced move to stronger European capabilities minus key US enablers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC70...
I was back on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning discussing #G7 Summit in #Canada at time of #Western divides & disharmony on stronger #Russia sanctions. #Trump flip-flops while some #EU states still finding it hard to ween themselves off Russian #energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNub...
G7 will reconsider Russian oil price cap | Eoin Micheál McNamara
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June 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I was back on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social this morning discussing #G7 Summit in #Canada at time of #Western divides & disharmony on stronger #Russia sanctions. #Trump flip-flops while some #EU states still finding it hard to ween themselves off Russian #energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNub...
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FIIA's @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social has earned a PhD in political science from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu. His dissertation focuses on the Global War on Terror and NATO’s state-building failure in Afghanistan.
Congratulations! 💐
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Congratulations! 💐
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Eoin McNamara earns doctorate in political science - FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs
FIIA researcher Eoin Micheál McNamara defended his PhD dissertation in political science at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of
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June 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
FIIA's @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social has earned a PhD in political science from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu. His dissertation focuses on the Global War on Terror and NATO’s state-building failure in Afghanistan.
Congratulations! 💐
fiia.fi/en/news/eoin...
Congratulations! 💐
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I was back on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social last evening discussing early exchanges in #Ukraine - #Russia #peace talks & the implications of #Ukraine's remarkable #drone operation against #Russia's bomber fleet. $5-7bn in damage, 34% of fleet out of action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfa...
Short-lived Russia-Ukraine peace talks | Eoin McNamara
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June 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I was back on #Poland's @tvpworld.bsky.social last evening discussing early exchanges in #Ukraine - #Russia #peace talks & the implications of #Ukraine's remarkable #drone operation against #Russia's bomber fleet. $5-7bn in damage, 34% of fleet out of action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfa...
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Can #France 🇫🇷 lead European security? This new @fiia.fi Briefing Paper by Barbara Kunz, Director of the European Security Programme at #SIPRI, explores France’s evolving role in European security.
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#EuropeanSecurity #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #Macron #DefensePolicy
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#EuropeanSecurity #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #Macron #DefensePolicy
Can France lead? | FIIA
France has long been a driving force in the European security debate, yet it has often failed to gain traction for its ideas. This is particularly true of President Emmanuel Macron’s push for European...
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June 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Can #France 🇫🇷 lead European security? This new @fiia.fi Briefing Paper by Barbara Kunz, Director of the European Security Programme at #SIPRI, explores France’s evolving role in European security.
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#EuropeanSecurity #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #Macron #DefensePolicy
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#EuropeanSecurity #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #Macron #DefensePolicy
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Europe is stepping up defence spending, but is that enough? In our latest RUSI Commentary, Alexander Mattelaer explores the shifting transatlantic security landscape and what it means for NATO’s future.
What Strategic Outlook for Transatlantic Security?
European security is under strain as Russian aggression persists and UC commitment appears to waver. With NATO-burden sharing under renewed scrutiny, European allies are being forced to reassess defen...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Europe is stepping up defence spending, but is that enough? In our latest RUSI Commentary, Alexander Mattelaer explores the shifting transatlantic security landscape and what it means for NATO’s future.