Jason C. Moyer
@jasoncmoyer.com
Transatlantic security, NATO, EU defense, Nordics, Baltics, OSCE |Foreign & Security Program Director at Heinrich Böll Foundation's Washington office| Nonres Fellow @ Atlantic Council; Researcher at LIIA
More than 48,300 of the approximately 50,000 people who entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco have returned, a Spanish government official told POLITICO.
Almost all of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco, Spain says
“Most of the people that came yesterday are now back in Morocco,” an official said.
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Trump and Musk promised to shrink the deficit. Instead, it's projected to grow — to $2.5 trillion a year within a decade (in today's dollars). That's a heavier burden for taxpayers, and it pushes up interest rates on credit cards, mortgages and beyond. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
"Europeans are keen on nuclear collaboration with Emmanuel Macron. What if Marine Le Pen becomes president?" www.economist.com/internationa...
Can French nukes protect Europe if Donald Trump walks away?
Europeans are keen on nuclear collaboration with Emmanuel Macron. What if Marine Le Pen becomes president?
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Researchers have tracked around 50,000 sensitive and dual-use goods such as electronics, machinery and metals reaching Russia via India. It's raised questions as Britain and the EU deepen trade ties with New Delhi. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Trump threatens tit-for-tat strikes on Iranian infrastructure ft.trib.al/qt2MDUA
Trump threatens tit-for-tat strikes on Iranian infrastructure
US president’s warning marks latest attempts to assert American control over the Strait of Hormuz
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A year after Donald Trump shook hands with Ursula von der Leyen on a trade deal, POLITICO assesses how their commitments have held up. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/trad...
Today, Daniel Fiott joined a host of other experts in the latest edition of "Taking the Pulse". He answered @rmomtaz.bsky.social's question: "Enough with the Annual NATO Summits, Already?". Read Daniel's response here carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat... @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
It is a small amount of money, for now, but it will be interesting to see which organizations will receive the money. Moreover, it is yet another step in the active attack on liberal democracy by the U.S. as was announced in its National Security Strategy.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3w agoUS state department offers $3mn grants to Maga-aligned groups in Europe ft.trib.al/sjYHKHE
As mentioned last week www.ft.com/content/e2ad...
US state department offers $3mn grants to Maga-aligned groups in Europe
Agency seeks to repurpose foreign aid funds to help organisations that support Trump administration policies
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Armida van Rij@armida.bsky.social · last mo.My take on why illiberal, nativist thought is here to stay - regardless of whether its political proponents are friends or foes.
Grateful to @arctictoday.bsky.social for re-publishing the article I wrote earlier this week for the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the new FLF in #Finland, led by #Sweden, and implications for #NATO and its #Arctic identity. Check it out #ICYMI www.arctictoday.com/natos-new-ar...
NATO’s new Arctic presence shows that European allies are stepping up - ArcticToday
This article is part of a series featuring Atlantic Council experts’ analysis and recommendations on the key challenges facing allies at the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, and beyond. WASHING...
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🇺🇸🇪🇺My recent Wyoming Star piece on Trump's EU/NATO policy with @robertbenson92.bsky.social, @jasoncmoyer.com, @michelleegan.bsky.social, Prof. Jeffrey Anderson, @allisonlmcmanus.bsky.social, and @americanprogress.bsky.social's Damian Murphy. wyomingstarnews.org/2026/07/08/e... #USA #politics #economy
"We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Ankara to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to our collective defence under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and to the transatlantic bond."
The Ankara Summit Declaration
The Ankara Summit Declaration
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NEW | NATO’s new Arctic presence shows that European allies are stepping up for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social In this article, I argue #NATO Forward Land Forces in #Finland, led by #Sweden, are an opportunity to forge the Alliance’s #Arctic identity. www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/n...
NATO’s new Arctic presence shows that European allies are stepping up
The Alliance is increasingly focused on the Arctic through exercises and capacity-building, but not yet with a unified strategy.
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The U.K. is learning from Ukraine’s war against Russia to build its own armed forces to prepare for a similar conflict this decade. The Defence Investment Plan will be one of PM Keir Starmer’s last acts before stepping down. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Die transatlantische Partnerschaft ist unverzichtbar – das hat mein Gespräch in #Washington mit Marco Rubio deutlich gezeigt. Die 250 Jahre Unabhängigkeit der 🇺🇸 sind für uns Anlass, daran zu erinnern, was unsere Länder verbindet: Freiheit und Demokratie. @aussenminister.diplo.de 1/6
Happy to see that what I identified as an inevitable consequence of the Trump administration’s policy toward Europe from the very beginning - European empowerment at the expense of US power - has by now become consensus. A good read ⬇️
Europe Goes Its Own Way
Drifting from America, the continent Is rearming and reordering itself.
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The European Union and China agreed to establish a new high-level consultation mechanism to manage growing commercial tensions and address the bloc’s widening trade deficit with Beijing.
EU and China seek to head off trade war with new dialogue
Chief trade negotiators from the two sides launch a consultation mechanism focused on trade imbalances, export controls and other disputes.
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The US is slated to reduce its air power commitment to Europe. While concrete details still remain sparse, two early reports indicate the likely direction of travel. The headline figures may seem alarming, but there is more nuance here than appears at first glance. warsight.com/2026/06/29/u...
US to reduce air power commitment to Europe - Warsight
The Pentagon is planning cuts to US assets declared to NATO in Europe. Details remain sparse, but early reports show the likely direction of travel.
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Ukrainian drone strikes are having huge toll on Russian refineries • At least two-thirds of regions are reporting shortages, with many introducing rationing - a red flag for social stability • Russia's oil products output dropped by 13.5% year on year in May www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Russian cyber attack that cost the UK £2 billion. Yes, it was a Russian group that attacked Jaguar Land Rover last summer, @nytimes.com reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/w...
A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy
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If there were another referendum, the majority of people in the UK would vote to join the EU. Read the full report: https://ecfr.eu/publication/brexit-isnt-working-british-voters-are-ready-for-a-european-future/
We need NATO 3.0. Europeans to lead on conventional defence of the continent. We need: ➡️ to support Ukraine & integrate with 🇺🇦; ➡️ to learn from Ukraine how to make “good enough” defence products; ➡️ a more integrated European defence market for our power to defend.
Europe is facing growing competition from Asia for limited natural gas supplies. It’s a contest the EU will struggle to win, analysts and officials warn. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ever...
Canada formally signs contracts to buy an Arctic Over the Horizon Radar capability from Australia
Canada–Australia Partnership on Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar - Canada.ca
The Government of Canada is advancing a landmark defence partnership with the Commonwealth of Australia to deliver a new Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) capability for Canada.
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Important policy brief by Mark Leonard. @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/publication/... #Brexit #UK
Brexit isn’t working: British voters are ready for a European future – European Council on Foreign Relations
Ten years on from the referendum, the British electorate has moved on from its old divisions and—in a world of crisis—is embracing an ambitious move back toward
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Have a read of my new Financial Times Op-Ed, in print tomorrow:
Andrej Matisak@matisaksk.bsky.social · last mo.US-Europe: A dirty divorce conducted in the language of betrayal? If Americans and Europeans cannot agree on why they parted ways, they may never be able to walk together again, @lianafix.bsky.social writes. www.ft.com/content/4a9b... #NATO #politics #defense #security
New @CER_EU study looks at the costs of #Brexit ten years on. Brexit has substantially reduced UK trade with the EU in both goods and services, and on both exports and imports. Leaving the single market has done more damage than leaving the customs union
