Nicholas Lokker is a researcher at the Centre for a New American Security. He focusses on European integration, Russian foreign policy, and transatlantic relations.
Nicholas Lokker
Researcher, Centre for a New American Security
Content by Nicholas Lokker
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Protecting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in turbulent times: Commentary collection volume III
This commentary collection compiles nine articles by ELN network members and external collaborators as part of the ELN’s Protecting the Non-Proliferation Treaty project. The collection was originally published for the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee.
Commentary
In Russia’s perceived war with the West, arms control is collateral damage
Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and as New START enters its penultimate year in force, Nicholas Lokker writes that Russia is seeking to extricate itself from previously established arms control agreements it perceives as elements of the broader Western-dominated political and security order that it aims to overturn. He also argues that whilst Russia is unwilling to return to the negotiating table now, economics and external pressure from allies could herald a resumption of talks in future.
Commentary
European integration’s new geopolitical momentum
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a new impetus for the European Union to further its territorial and institutional integration. Nicholas Lokker writes that creativity and compromise will be essential to capitalising on this opportunity to increase the EU’s geopolitical influence.