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If the EU wants peace, it needs to prepare for war

An interview with Andrius Kubilius, the European Union’s Commissioner for Defence and Space. Interviewers: Joanna Maria Stolarek and Adam Reichardt

July 8, 2025 - Adam Reichardt Andrius Kubilius Joanna Maria Stolarek

Estonia’s road to comprehensive security

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 security reform was anything but straightforward, as it was shaped by regional geopolitics, western hesitations, and the lessons of Nordic neighbours.

Social modernization has been unrelenting since Estonia restored its independence in 1991. During the 1990s and early 2000s, Estonia, like many other post-communist aspirants for European Union and NATO membership, was criticized by its western neighbours for following an overly “modernist” security policy outlook. Re-establishing the armed forces and consolidating border controls dominated its early outlook sometimes at the expense of civil defence, crisis management and cooperative security then prioritized in the West’s shifting post-Cold War security mindset.

July 8, 2025 - Eoin Micheál McNamara

Balancing values and interests. NATO’s constrained engagement in the South Caucasus

Considering the current turmoil in transatlantic affairs, NATO's room for manoeuvre in the South Caucasus is constrained by broader geopolitical rivalries and its limited capacity to prioritize this region as well. Russia maintains a strong military and hybrid influence in the region, while Iran’s ambitions and China’s expanding economic footprint further limit western leverage.

It has been a while since the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative position for the Caucasus and Central Asia became vacant. Since its establishment in 2004, it has served as the eyes and the ears of the Alliance, facilitating the implementation of NATO’s foreign policy, monitoring internal political developments and reforms, and liaising with local governments.

July 8, 2025 - Nino Lezhava

The Tallinn question

As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues, the question of whether NATO and the EU would come to the aid of the Baltic states becomes increasingly important. With an increase in US rhetoric concerning a potential withdrawal, it is now more pivotal than ever that allies commit to defending these small democratic states.

July 2, 2025 - Alexander Strelkov Chris McGivern Natalia Wojtowicz-Zwarts

NATO must pivot East – or risk irrelevance

History is littered with alliances that failed to adapt – so NATO must reorient to the East, where threats are real and commitments strongest.

June 23, 2025 - Dan Perry Mihai Razvan Ungureanu

Russia’s hybrid war on NATO’s Eastern Flank quietly escalates

Since 2014, the Kremlin has steadily escalated its hybrid war on the West through subversion, sabotage and disinformation. The recent surge in attacks on NATO’s Eastern Flank, such as in Poland, Romania and the Baltic states, underscores the intensifying nature of these threats. These operations exploit legal and institutional gaps. The West must shift from passive deterrence to a more coordinated and assertive defence of its values and systems.

June 13, 2025 - Maksym Beznosiuk

Europe at a crossroads: strategic security dependency in the age of uncertainty

The sense of unease caused by US President Donald Trump’s changing policy on Ukraine must result in action across Europe. While NATO member states can still rely on some established frameworks, a new outlook is needed in order to deal with issues concerning an overdependency on Washington.

May 5, 2025 - Tamar Gamkrelidze

“A bad peace… would be worse than no peace”

Interview with Admiral Giuseppe Dragone, the Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee. Interviewer: Robert Finch.

March 12, 2025 - Giuseppe Cavo Dragone Robert Finch

Baltic tensions rise as Russia’s “phantom fleet” strikes cables

As the threat of hybrid attacks in the Baltic Sea intensifies, NATO states are responding with Operation "Baltic Sentry".

February 26, 2025 - Théodore Donguy

“We rolled out a red carpet for a war of aggression”

Interview with Gabrielius Landsbergis, the former foreign minister of Lithuania. Interviewer: Robert Finch.

February 14, 2025 - Gabrielius Landsbergis Robert Finch

“Putin respects strength and exploits weakness”

Interview with Gerlinde Niehus, an independent NATO and international security expert and author. Interviewer: Aureliusz M. Pędziwol.

December 23, 2024 - Aureliusz M. Pędziwol Gerlinde Niehus

“There’s nowhere left for Russia to escalate beyond nuclear weapons, and they don’t want to use them any more than we do”

Interview with US Army Col. (ret) Liam Collins, the executive director of the Madison Policy Forum and a fellow at the New America Foundation. Interviewer: Robert Finch

December 6, 2024 - Liam Collins Robert Finch

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