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Commentary

In an age of hybrid threats, Europe’s private sector has become a resilience risk

Corporate executives and board members across Europe today have spent the majority of their careers in a post-Cold War world shaped by the spread of democracy, market capitalism, and globalisation. Until now. The rules of the global system have changed. As Nicholas Dungan argues, the private sector must live up to its new and growing responsibilities to contribute to Europe’s security.

6 October 2026 | Nicholas Dungan
Euro-Atlantic Security
Commentary

We know how to detect a nuclear test. But why shouldn’t we conduct one?

Thirty years ago, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) opened for signature. Despite its successes, the global norm against nuclear testing faces renewed pressure. The case for preserving the test-ban is not only about verification and strategic stability, but also about the lasting humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear explosions.

24 September 2026 | Jana Baldus
Nuclear and Multilateral Disarmament

Networks

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Commentaries

Commentary

The IAEA’s fading ‘Vienna Spirit’: Can consensus survive?

The IAEA’s annual General Conference meetings have grown successively more contentious in recent years. Geopolitical tensions outside the Agency are increasingly corroding the insulation around the IAEA’s technical work. Noah Mayhew asks: Is the “Vienna Spirit” dead? At the GC, it may not be dead, but it is certainly on life support – and the IAEA’s mission will ultimately bear the cost.

16 September 2026 | Noah Mayhew
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies
Commentary

What Russia’s wartime Duma election means for the Kremlin

Russia’s upcoming Duma election will be the first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In an unfavourable context, the Kremlin’s political managers have been highly active in sterilising the ballot. Anton Barbashin, Editorial Director of Riddle Russia, examines how these wartime elections are becoming a demonstration of support for the war and Putin’s continued rule.

15 September 2026 | Anton Barbashin
Russia-West relations
Commentary

A managed result, but not a meaningless one: Reflections ahead of Russia’s Duma election

Russia’s elections may be repressive and predictable, but that does not make them meaningless. While no one predicts that United Russia will be denied a majority in the upcoming Duma election, managing the political space has become more difficult than in the past. As Julian G. Waller writes, deviation from the Kremlin’s desired result could have wider consequences for elite politics.

7 September 2026 | Julian G. Waller
Russia-West relations
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Policy briefs and reports

Report

State-to-state cooperation between NATO and IP4 member states: Successes, constraints, and prospects for crisis prevention

This is the third report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It examines how bilateral and minilateral partnerships can strengthen practical cooperation between NATO and Indo-Pacific partner states.

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
Report

Institutional cooperation between NATO and IP4: Expectations, constraints, and cooperation prospects

This is the second report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It explores the opportunities and constraints shaping institutional cooperation between NATO and the Indo-Pacific 4 (IP4).

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
Report

Managing cross-theatre escalation: Perceptions, flashpoints, and constraints on strategic cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

This is the first report in a three-part series produced under a NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme project examining how NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can strengthen cross-regional crisis prevention and strategic cooperation. It explores the strategic dynamics, perceptions, and escalation risks increasingly linking the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.

30 July 2026 | Rishi Paul, Frank O’Donnell, Dongkeun Lee, Joël Christoph and Joel Petersson-Ivre
Euro-Atlantic Security
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Podcasts and media

Podcast

Ok, Doomer! podcast: 30 years of the nuclear test ban

In our latest episode, we look at what the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has achieved over the past three decades, why it remains an important part of the global nuclear order despite never entering into force, and the challenges it faces today. Hosted by the ELN’s Deputy Executive Director Bekki Field and ELN Policy Fellow Dr Jana Baldus.

24 September 2026 | Bekki Field, Jana Baldus, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Oliver Meier, Jenifer Mackby, Francesca Giovannini and Robert Floyd
Podcast

Ok, Doomer! podcast: What’s next for the nuclear non-proliferation treaty?

In our latest episode of the Ok, Doomer! podcast, we ask what comes next for the Non-Proliferation Treaty, featuring a range of distinguished guests including UN Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, and Thomas Countryman. Plus, a deep dive into the review process with more nuclear policy experts.

25 August 2026 | Almuntaser Albalawi, Jana Baldus, Thomas Countryman, Bekki Field, Alexander Kmentt, Emmanuelle Maitre, Izumi Nakamitsu and Edan Simpson
Multilateral Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
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