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The European Leadership Network (ELN)
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The ELN seeks to develop collaborative European capacity to address foreign, defence and security policy challenges.
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To untangle these and many other threads, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El welcomes back Iran specialist Roxane Farmanfarmaian, her co-Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN, for a deep and fascinating examination of Iran at a crossroads.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Iran at a crossroads
Iran is at a boiling point. In January, mass protests broke out across the country, and many thousands of people were wounded and killed. Meanwhile, the US has moved an aircraft carrier and a number o...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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She writes that rather than focusing on ambitious normative breakthroughs, priority should be given to preserving the Treaty’s role as a stabilising framework.
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European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Italy
In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for and leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be com...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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In the first of our commentary series exploring different European perspectives, YGLN member Federica Dall'Arche reflects on Italy’s perspective on the Treaty and its approach to the 2026 Review Conference.
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European perspectives on the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Italy
In May, States Parties to the NPT will meet for the 11th Review Conference under difficult circumstances. While European support for and leadership in the NPT is more urgent than ever, it could be com...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The episode has exposed the limits of Europe’s cautious response to an America guided by hard power and transactional logic; he argues European leaders need to better understand what Trump views as weakness, and change their approach accordingly.
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Greenland was not an anomaly: An America guided by Trump’s global strategy requires more unity, toughness, and discernment from Europe
As the Greenland episode winds down following President Trump’s announcement of a “framework for a deal,” former U.S. diplomat Paul Fritch argues the saga was never about territorial acquisition, but ...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Senior Network member and CDU Member of the German Parliament, @rodki.bsky.social, starts for us with "The “Donroe Doctrine' moved to the Arctic. Europe must now redefine burden sharing".
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January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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To support @thebulletin.org's vital work assessing the existential risks humanity faces, the ELN is pleased to announce a new partnership in which members of the ELN's networks will regularly contribute columns to the Bulletin's biweekly newsletter.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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To break this down, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Almut Möller, Director for European and Global Affairs @epc-official.bsky.social, and former senior Danish diplomat Signe Biering. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/t...
The Women Leaders podcast: When dignity dies
The second Trump administration has strained democracy, alliances, and the postwar order. Allies feel abandoned, betrayed, and disrespected, and the US retreat from the Global South has allowed Russia...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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He calls for a more resilient Europe through enhanced partnerships to bolster both military and strategic links, ensuring Europe can defend its borders against American designs in the Arctic and against Russia's in Ukraine.
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The "Donroe Doctrine" moved to the Arctic. Europe must now redefine burden sharing
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland and seems ready to break the transatlantic alliance, the crisis should serve as a catalyst for deeper and smarter Europeanization of ...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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@evieaspinall.bsky.social, @rodki.bsky.social, Pauline Neville-Jones, Sir Adam Thomson, Mogens Lykketoft, Ilana Bet-El
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM