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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
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Germany all around

As Germany enters early elections following the erosion of Olaf Scholz’s coalition, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Tanit Koch, journalist, co-host of the Focus Briefing and former editor-in-chief of the popular BILD, for a discussion of the problems facing Germany in terms of its economic ills, political divisions, and the rise of populist extremism. 

29 November 2024 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Central EuropeDefenceDemocracyEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyGermanyPodcastsRussia-West RelationsSecuritySenior Associate FellowYGLN
Commentary

Bluff and bluster: Why Putin revised Russia’s nuclear doctrine

Last week, President Putin approved changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, formally lowering the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons. ELN Senior Policy Fellow Rishi Paul writes that these changes have been prompted by Putin’s use of nuclear weapons as tools of coercion, aiming to manipulate shared nuclear risks for intimidation and political leverage and to induce Western caution. However, Putin’s nuclear threats have not fundamentally reshaped Western policies and may underscore the limitations of nuclear coercion as a tool for shaping adversaries’ behaviour.

25 November 2024 | Rishi Paul
Multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferationNuclear SecurityNuclear WeaponsRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUkraineELN
Commentary

Network reflections: What will Trump’s election mean for European security?

This week, Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential elections, beating Kamala Harris to become the 47th President of the United States. We asked members of the ELN’s networks: What now for European security?

8 November 2024 | Valeriia Gergiieva, Bernard Norlain, Marc Finaud, Oliver Meier, Sahil Shah, Irina Busygina, Evie Aspinall and Shane Ward
Network ReflectionsRussia-West relationsEuropeRussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUnited KingdomUnited StatesELNNEVERYGLN
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
Commentary

Network reflections: The return of long-range US missiles to Europe

The US and Germany have agreed to redeploy conventional long-range missiles to Europe, starting with periodic deployments in 2026, in response to Russia’s dual-capable missile capabilities. We ask five network members what effect this could have on strategic stability and what steps can be taken to reduce possible risks.

23 October 2024
Network ReflectionsMultilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferationArms ControlDefenceDeterrenceGermanyNATORussiaRussia-West RelationsSecurityUnited StatesELNYGLN