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Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Divide, destroy and dictate

The car crash of the Zelensky-Trump-Vance meeting in the White House on 28 February is still reverberating around the world. The bottom line appears to be, according to ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El, that the US has abandoned not only Ukraine but also the multilateral system put in place by US leadership after the Second World War. For a guided tour of this strange new world and the US’s role within it, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by the storied US journalist Trudy Rubin.

7 March 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEUEuropeForeign policyMilitary DoctrineNATOPodcastsRussiaRussia-West RelationsUkraineUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
Policy brief

Blessed are the peacemakers: Making a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine stick

While Trump is pushing for a rapid end to the war in Ukraine, he will find that there are huge obstacles to negotiating a comprehensive solution. Edward Ifft writes that it is important to implement a ceasefire without waiting for such negotiations to bear fruit, both to stop the massive destruction and killing and to improve the atmosphere in which to carry out these comprehensive negotiations. This paper looks at how to achieve such a ceasefire and the challenges of designing and implementing one.

3 March 2025 | Edward Ifft
Russia-West relationsRussiaRussia-West RelationsUkraineUnited States
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Decision-makers and dilemmas

In times of change, politicians often seek a return to past stability—but today, amid the most significant changes to Euro-Atlantic security since the end of the Cold War, no leader speaks of a status quo ante. In this special episode, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže discuss Ukraine, the new realities in European defence, and the enduring impact of Russian and Soviet occupation.

28 February 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsArms ControlBaltic SeaBalticsDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEastern EuropeEUEuropeForeign policyNATORisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineUnited NationsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
Commentary

Interpreting the new US-Armenia Strategic Partnership

In light of the US and Armenia starting a new Strategic Partnership, YGLN member Daniel Shapiro explores the move by Armenia and other states in the Caucasus to diversify their alliances, especially in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

27 February 2025 | Daniel Shapiro
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsArmeniaBlack SeaDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEUEurasian Economic UnionEuropeForeign policyGeorgiaNATORisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUnited StatesYGLN
Commentary

Network reflections: On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine war, how can Europeans make their voices heard?

Russian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia last week to discuss the future of Ukraine and European security, without Europeans present. On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we asked members of our network: how should Europeans react and how can they make their voices heard on Ukraine?

24 February 2025 | Maria Shagina, , Anatoliy Grytsenko, Nadezhda Neynsky, Carsten Sondergaard, Liana Fix and Jane Kinninmont
Network ReflectionsRussia-West relationsEuropeNATORussiaRussia-West RelationsSanctionsSecurityUkraineUnited StatesContact GroupELNYGLN
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: The end of a world

On 12 February 2025, the post-Cold War era ended, says Ilana Bet-El, as President Trump and President Putin agreed to negotiate without Ukraine or the EU. Subsequent US actions, including cutting defence aid and demanding Ukraine relinquish resources, have left Europe reeling. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El explores the fallout with Ukrainian civil society leaders Olena Tregub and Inna Pidluska.

21 February 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relationsDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEUEuropeForeign policyNATOPodcastsRussiaRussia-West RelationsSanctionsSecuritySenior Associate FellowYGLN