Dr. Julian G. Waller is a Research Scientist in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA Corporation) and a Professorial Lecturer in Political Science at George Washington University. His research focuses on authoritarian politics, comparative political regimes, elite...
Thanks to Donald Trump’s bullying, concepts of a “European pillar” and “European Army” are slowly dying their logical death, making way for a more productive “European NATO” future. But what kind of structure would this entail? As Nicholas Williams and Michael Benhamou write, what Europe needs is a rotational strategic command, below which would sit more decentralised tactical commands that address concrete threats instead of serving Cold War bureaucratic habits.
Michael Benhamou is co-director of European defence consultancy OPEWI – Europe’s War Institute. Previously, he was a political adviser to French, EU, and NATO operational commanders across land, maritime, and air components in Kosovo, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf (GCC), Libya, Lyon Air...
It is with sadness that we record the death of Simon Lunn, ELN Senior Associate Fellow, who dedicated over four decades to the cause of transatlantic security, arms control, and parliamentary diplomacy. He will be remembered for building bridges between the parliaments and peoples of the Euro-Atlantic community in pursuit of greater stability and mutual security.
The European Leadership Network is delighted to announce the composition of its Board of Trustees and Advisory Board, effective June 2026. The ELN’s Board of Trustees brings together senior figures from diplomacy, defence, and international policy to shape the organisation’s strategic direction and oversee its operations and growth.
Ambassador Đỗ Hùng Việt, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, and President of the 2026 NPT Review Conference, reflects candidly on the 2026 NPT Review Conference’s collapse without consensus: What was achieved, what broke it, and what comes next. In conversation with the ELN’s Oliver Meier and Jana Baldus.