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Commentary

Building bridges for security and cooperation: Highlights from the YGLN Annual Gathering 2024

From the 11-14th of November, the Younger Generation Leaders Network (YGLN) met in Vienna for their annual gathering. Over the course of the week, YGLN members met with various international organisations and diplomatic missions, fostered insightful discussions, and were able to network and collaborate with one another. Read the commentary for a full account of the annual gathering.

2 December 2024 | Nikita Gryazin
Multilateral Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-ProliferationArms ControlCTBTDefenceDiplomacyEmerging technologiesEuropeForeign policyGovernanceInternational LawNuclear Arms ControlNuclear DisarmamentRisk ReductionRussia-West RelationsUkraineUnited NationsYGLN
Commentary

Deterrence without destruction: Rethinking responses to biological threats

Scientific advances have renewed a discussion around the possibility of potentially devastating biological attacks. Eva Siegmann writes that nuclear deterrence is inadequate to deter biological threats. Instead, the threat of biological weapons should be addressed via international efforts rooted in transparency and cooperation. Leveraging the mechanisms of the Biological Weapons Convention and implementing deterrence-by-denial strategies can effectively mitigate risks.

28 November 2024 | Eva Siegmann
EDTsJRCTEmerging Disruptive Technologies and Risk ReductionBiosecurityConventional Arms ControlDefenceDeterrenceEmerging technologiesGovernanceHybrid warfareInternational LawNEVERNuclear Arms ControlNuclear WeaponsRisk ReductionWMDsNEVER
Event

Annual meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE 11-12 November

From 11-12 November 2024, the European Leadership Network (ELN), as a Core Partner to the Expert Network on the OSCE, brought eight members of the ELN’s contingent of OSCE Expert Network to Vienna for their Annual Meeting.

13 November 2024
OSCEOSCERussia-West relationsCentral EuropeConventional Arms ControlDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEastern EuropeEuropeForeign policyGovernanceHybrid warfareInternational LawNuclear Arms ControlNuclear WeaponsOSCERisk ReductionRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineOSCE Expert Network
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Undermining the people

In the wake of suspected interference in Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Salome Samadashvili, opposition Member of Parliament in Georgia, and Tinatin Japaridze, member of the Younger Generation Leaders Network (YGLN) and Eurasia Analyst at the Eurasia Group, for a hard-hitting discussion on Georgia, the region, autocracy and democracy.

1 November 2024 | Ilana Bet-El, Florence Ferrando and Tinatin Japaridze
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsBlack SeaDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyDisinformationEastern EuropeEuropeForeign policyGovernanceInternational LawMoldovaPodcastsRussiaRussia-West RelationsUkraineOSCE Expert NetworkSenior Associate FellowYGLN
Podcast

Ok, Doomer! The NEVER podcast – Nukes and new tech

In this special bonus episode of the NEVER podcast – Ok, Doomer!, we take a deep dive into the ELN’s Nuclear and New Technologies project, which aims to identify the impacts of emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT) on nuclear decision-making and present practical steps to mitigate the potentially disruptive effects. Featuring discussions on why it’s best to explore the aggregate impact of EDTs as well as examining them individually, an introduction to the ELN’s Guardrails and Self-Assessment (GSA) Framework for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs), and the history of nuclear fail-safe reviews.

24 October 2024 | Jane Kinninmont, Edan Simpson, Belén Bianco, Rishi Paul, Héloïse Fayet, Kim Westerich-Fellner and Julia Berghofer
2NTEmerging Disruptive Technologies and Risk ReductionArms ControlChinaConventional Arms ControlCyberDefenceDeterrenceDiplomacyEmerging technologiesGovernanceHybrid warfareInternational LawNEVERNuclear Arms ControlNuclear SecurityNuclear WeaponsPodcastsRisk ReductionRussiaUnited StatesWMDsNEVERYGLN
Report

Resolving conflicts: An IEP-ELN roundtable

In October 2024, the ELN and IEP convened global peace experts to explore improving conflict resolution amid rising global violence. Discussions focused on local and international solutions, data-driven prevention, and IEP’s Positive Peace framework. Participants urged bold, inclusive strategies to stop conflict escalation and revitalise international commitment to peacebuilding.

1 October 2024
Arms ControlConventional Arms ControlDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyForeign policyGovernanceHybrid warfareInternational LawMilitary DoctrineRisk ReductionSecurityTerrorismUnited Nations