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Nikita Gryazin

Policy Fellow

Twitter: @NikitaGryazin

YGLN Membership

As a Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network (ELN), Nikita contributes to the research and policy-relevant insight on Euro-Atlantic security issues and coordinates the Younger Generation Leaders Network (YGLN), a platform for dialogue and cooperation among emerging leaders from across Europe and North America.

Nikita holds a Master of Philosophy degree in International Relations from the University of Oxford, where he focused on the UK’s global positioning post-Brexit, and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in International Relations from HSE University in Moscow. He is a native Russian speaker and fluent in English, with basic knowledge of Ukrainian, Italian, and German.

Content by Nikita Gryazin

Commentary

Ten years after Brexit, Europe can no longer afford UK-EU security separation

A decade after the Brexit referendum shattered the UK’s relationship with the EU, the ELN’s Nikita Gryazin argues that Europe’s security can no longer afford parallel approaches. With geopolitical pressures intensifying, he makes the case for turning political rapprochement into lasting security cooperation through stronger institutions, defence-industrial collaboration, and operational partnerships.

23 June 2026 | Nikita Gryazin
Commentary

ELN reflections: 2026 NPT Review Conference

Amid mounting geopolitical tensions and deepening scepticism about multilateral diplomacy, diplomats, experts, and civil society representatives are gathering in New York for the 2026 NPT Review Conference to confront growing divisions over disarmament and non-proliferation. In these reflections, ELN staff who attended the RevCon examine the mounting risks facing the global nuclear order, and consider what they reveal about the future of the NPT regime.