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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 relationsDemocracyEastern EuropeGovernanceRussia
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Julian G. Waller

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...

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Redesigning NATO through European rotations

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.

3 September 2026 | Nicholas Williams and Michael Benhamou
Euro-Atlantic SecurityDefenceEuropeForeign policyMilitary DoctrineNATORussia-West RelationsSecurityTransatlantic relationsUnited StatesELN
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Michael Benhamou

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...

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Three Strikes and We’re Out? What’s Next for the NPT Review Process

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.

25 August 2026
NPTMultilateral Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-ProliferationDiplomacyMiddle EastNPTNuclear DisarmamentNuclear WeaponsELN