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Europe and the US Must Compete with China
Commentary
The future of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative will likely hinge on the viability of liberal democratic alternatives....
By Carisa Nietsche & Nicholas Lokker
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Crafting Transatlantic Responses to BRI, with Lisa Curtis, Jacob Stokes, Josh Fitt, Carisa Nietsche, and Nicholas Lokker
Podcast
Nine years after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s flagship global infrastructure investment program is at a critical juncture. While many countries were ini...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Lisa Curtis, Carisa Nietsche, Joshua Fitt & Nicholas Lokker
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The Energy Crisis Could Fragment the European Union
Commentary
As European leaders face the daunting task of managing the energy crisis during the winter ahead, it will take adept political compromise to maintain the morale of citizens an...
By Nicholas Lokker & Gibbs McKinley
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Italy’s First Far-Right Government since World War II
Podcast
Nick Lokker, Research Assistant for the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, joined KNXAM to discuss Italy's first far-right government si...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Italy’s New Far-Right Government Threatens EU Unity
Commentary
Italy’s new political leadership should be cause for significant concern to the European Union and to the liberal order more broadly....
By Nicholas Lokker & Jason C. Moyer
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European Views on Monarchy Are Far from Uniform
Commentary
As the world reflects on Queen Elizabeth II’s death, views about the British monarchy are varied....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Looking Toward the Balkans, with Damir Marusic and Majda Ruge
Podcast
What do the war in Ukraine and prospects of E.U. enlargement mean for the Balkans? Damir Marusic and Majda Ruge join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Nick Lokker to discuss how the s...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Nicholas Lokker, Damir Marusic & Majda Ruge
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NATO’s Madrid Summit: A missed opportunity for European strategic responsibility
Commentary
Europeans must commit to higher defense spending and use the full potential of the European Union to better coordinate their investments....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Threading the needle on Ukraine’s EU integration
Commentary
EU leaders should think outside the box and consider a new “preparatory membership” scheme that promises staged progress toward full integration with the bloc....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Evolving Dynamics Within The Bloc, with Pierre Morcos and Jeremy Shapiro
Podcast
As the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on with little progress toward a resolution, fractures are beginning to appear in the European response. While the European Union s...
By Nicholas Lokker, Jim Townsend, Pierre Morcos & Jeremy Shapiro
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Can Macron Play Nice with Other Europeans?
Commentary
To fully realize his ambitions for the bloc during his second term, macron will need to take greater care to forge consensus across eu member states, rather than repeating his...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Bolsters Macron’s Pro-EU Platform Ahead of French Election
Commentary
The crisis in Ukraine underscores Macron’s pro-EU platform, vindicating his vision of a stronger Union....
By Nicholas Lokker & Jason C. Moyer
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Sharper: Russia
Commentary
With the deployment of 2,000 U.S. troops to Europe and continued intervention from global leaders, what economic and hard power options remain to prevent a full Russian invasi...
By Anna Pederson, Nicholas Lokker & Sissy Martinez
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The EU’s Half-Hearted Quest For Defense Autonomy
Commentary
Already wielding significant influence in the economic and technological spheres, the EU can strengthen its position by addressing obstacles to its defense autonomy, including...
By Nicholas Lokker
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How France Can Promote EU Interests in the UN Security Council
Permanent seat holders in the European Union (namely only France after Brexit) must foster EU interests when fulfilling their duties....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Polar Bear in the Room: America Must Talk to Russia About the Arctic
Commentary
The United States and its European allies now find themselves in the dangerous position of having little opportunity to directly discuss Arctic military security with Russia, ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Reimagining the Eastern Partnership: It is time for the European Union to embrace the Associated Trio
Commentary
The European Union must fully embrace the Associated Trio if it wishes to achieve its strategic goals in its eastern neighbourhood....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Band-Aid Solution: How to Repair Transatlantic Security Communications
Commentary
The transatlantic alliance is suffering from a major communications breakdown. The U.S. decision to establish the trilateral AUKUS partnership without notifying France beforeh...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Brussels Should Follow Biden’s Lead in Engaging Russia
Commentary
EU leaders should emulate Washington’s Russia strategy of balancing engagement with upholding core values....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Sharper: The Future of European Leadership
Commentary
When President Biden declared that "America is back," many European partners breathed a sigh of relief that the future may bring a much-desired era of stability—and predictabi...
By Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Anna Pederson
