As NATO meets in Ankara amid transatlantic strain, European allies must present the Trump administration with a burden-shifting roadmap, put its defense industry on a wartime footing, and advance NATO-EU cooperation by addressing Turkey’s role in European defense. Read: https://bit.ly/4fkprcm

Make the Ankara Summit About European Defense Autonomy

As NATO meets in Ankara amid transatlantic strain, European allies must present the Trump administration with a burden-shifting roadmap, put its defense industry on a wartime footing, and advance NATO...

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"The Ankara summit is, in all likelihood, Europe's last opportunity to shape an orderly transition of responsibility for the defense of Europe—rather than have one imposed on it by a revisionist Washington." ✍️ @ottosvendsen.bsky.social + @maxbergmann.bsky.social www.csis.org/analysis/mak...

Make the Ankara Summit About European Defense Autonomy

As NATO meets in Ankara amid transatlantic strain, European allies must present the Trump administration with a burden-shifting roadmap, put its defense industry on a wartime footing, and advance NATO...

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"The Iran war has made abundantly clear that demand for U.S. production has increased dramatically and that the United States will not be able to meet it, leaving Ukraine and Europe increasingly vulnerable," writes @erep.csis.org experts. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4taDYLO

Europe Needs an ASAP Program for Air Defense

The U.S.-Iran war has exposed the fragility of Western air defense stockpiles. Europe must launch a crash program to scale up its own missile manufacturing before supply shortages leave Ukraine and th...

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European production is not a divergence from U.S. interests but a prerequisite for burden shifting in which Europe takes more responsibility for its own defense and pressure on depleted U.S. stockpiles is relieved. ✍️ Analysis by @maxbergmann.bsky.social @ottosvendsen.bsky.social + Jon Burchell:

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies@csis.org · 6mo ago

"The Iran war has made abundantly clear that demand for U.S. production has increased dramatically and that the United States will not be able to meet it, leaving Ukraine and Europe increasingly vulnerable," writes @erep.csis.org experts. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4taDYLO

Europe needs its own air defense industrial base. A new "ASAP for Air Defense" — channeling EU funds into IRIS-T, SAMP/T, and NASAMS to cut dependence on U.S. suppliers — could be the answer. Full analysis below. @maxbergmann.bsky.social @ottosvendsen.bsky.social www.csis.org/analysis/eur...

Europe Needs an ASAP Program for Air Defense

The U.S.-Iran war has exposed the fragility of Western air defense stockpiles. Europe must launch a crash program to scale up its own missile manufacturing before supply shortages leave Ukraine and th...

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European production is not a divergence from U.S. interests, but a prerequisite for burden shifting. @maxbergmann.bsky.social @ottosvendsen.bsky.social + Jon Burchell explore how Europe can take responsibility for its own defense & relieve pressure on U.S. stockpiles: www.csis.org/analysis/eur...

Europe Needs an ASAP Program for Air Defense

The U.S.-Iran war has exposed the fragility of Western air defense stockpiles. Europe must launch a crash program to scale up its own missile manufacturing before supply shortages leave Ukraine and th...

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"If Europe cannot reliably secure a supply of interceptors from the United States, it must rapidly improve its capacity to produce them itself," writes @erep.csis.org. Read the full report: https://www.csis.org/analysis/europe-needs-asap-program-air-defense

Europe Needs an ASAP Program for Air Defense

The U.S.-Iran war has exposed the fragility of Western air defense stockpiles. Europe must launch a crash program to scale up its own missile manufacturing before supply shortages leave Ukraine and th...

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Europe pays twice: First directly through higher energy prices. Second, through the lifeline this gives to Putin whose economy was on the ropes. We may a third or fourth time if there are attacks on EU soil and migratory flows. Not our war, but indeed also our problem.

Nicolai von Ondarza@nvondarza.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Cost of 10 days of the US/Israel-Iran war to the European public due to rise in fossil fuels according to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: 3bn Euro. Not Europe's war, but certainly also Europe's problem.

Today, CSIS announces retired Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been named our next CEO, succeeding John Hamre, who announced last year that he will retire after 26 years of transformational leadership. Read more: bit.ly/4b383Ha

The EU should assume a larger role in “funding and organizing European troops—that is, serving as Europe’s Pentagon,” argues @maxbergmann.bsky.social. Empowering the EU in this way need not “spell the end of NATO or national militaries.”

Europe Needs an Army

Only collective defense can protect the continent.

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Europe can't just spend more on Ukraine. It needs to spend smarter. Astrid Chevreuil, @ottosvendsen.bsky.social + @maxbergmann.bsky.social outline four priorities for building a force capable of deterring future Russian aggression. Full piece below. www.csis.org/analysis/how...

How Europe Can Build Ukraine’s Future Force

As U.S. military aid to Ukraine winds down, Europe must move beyond crisis response to lead Ukraine's long-term defense—establishing strategic coherence, hedging against U.S. disengagement, defining U...

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EU Leaders meet tomorrow to discuss measures to lift Europe's anaemic growth rate. But the summit risks turning into a nothing burger. EU Leaders have cherry-picked a macroeconomically meaningless simplification agenda from the Draghi report New oped. 1/ www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis

The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.

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Greenland PM: "If we have to choose between the US and Denmark at this moment, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the EU" www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Jens-Frederik Nielsen: Vi vælger Kongeriget Danmark

Efter den seneste tids uro siger Grønlands regeringschef, at fremtiden er hos Danmark og ikke USA.

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European Union Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has said the bloc should consider establishing a standing military force of 100,000 troops and overhaul the political processes governing defense.

EU may need 100,000-strong army, says defense commissioner

Andrius Kubilius says the EU needs to reform the way it handles defense at the political level, too — and that the U.K. should get a seat at the table.

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It's like someone saying "the only flights linking New York and Brussels are on US airlines. We must therefore invent space rockets to break this monopoly!" No, you could just... get a European airline to launch a New York-Brussels route. It would be enormously simpler.

It seems to have become a regular holiday feature in the Swedish newspaper SvD to publish long and dreamy articles about a Nordic union (they even got a name for it: Norden). Among the nice things we could have they list Jens Stoltenberg as a federal chancellor

2028-scenariot: Nordisk stat inväntar rysk attack

Allt fler talar om ett enat Norden. Men hur skulle en nordisk förbundsstat se ut? Monarki eller republik? Stormakt eller lilleputt? SvD utforskar en gammal tankelek som tycks bli allt mer verklig.

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It's a totally unfair acronym because the fault will lie squarely with the member-states, not the EU. But then again Brussels does fit in some ways....

Sander Tordoir@sandertordoir.bsky.social · 10mo ago

If the EU doesn't get the Ukraine reparations loan over the finish line I'm going to start calling B(russels) A(lways) C(hickens) O(ut). Especially after unilaterally disarming in the EU-US trade fight and never triggering the anti-coercion instrument. BACO. Paging @robarmstrong.bsky.social

Spot on. Moment of truth for Paris and Rome. Is France serious about strategic autonomy or is it just a vacuous talking point once Europe hits real trade-offs? And is Italy with Europe and Ukraine or Moscow and Washington?

Lucas Guttenberg@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Often, Berlin is the main veto player when it comes to decisive EU action. But this week, for once, Berlin is a key driver of getting both the reparations loan and Mercosur over the finish line. This time, the EU's ability to act act fully hinges on Rome's and Paris's will to jump.

Impressive analysis by @csis.org (from Washington D.C.) of the challenges to European defence: “How Europe can defend itself with less America”. 1/3 ⬇️ www.csis.org/analysis/how...

How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America

A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...

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27 years ago to the day, 4 December 1998, France and the UK signed the St Malo Declaration. Its aims are as noble today as they were back in the relative calm of the late 90s. What have we done to truly strengthen European defence since 1998? www.cvce.eu/content/publ...

Today at 5 p.m. ET, CSIS president and CEO John Hamre hosts a fireside chat with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang on securing U.S. leadership in AI. Register here to watch the discussion: www.csis.org/events/nvidi...

NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang on Securing American Leadership on AI | CSIS Events

Please join CSIS president and CEO Dr. John J. Hamre for a fireside chat with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang on securing U.S. leadership in AI.

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Swedish foreign minister on the disproportionate amount of Nordic support given to Ukraine, vs rest of NATO.

Must-read 👉🏻 A new CSIS report by @maxbergmann.bsky.social & Otto Hastrup Svendsen outlines 5 key tasks #Europeans should undertake to defend themselves with less #America & deter further #Russian aggression www.csis.org/analysis/how...

How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America

A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...

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Watch | @maxbergmann.bsky.social discusses the current role of the U.S. military in Europe’s ability to defend itself, the vulnerabilities that could result from a significant reduction of U.S. forces, and what must be done to address them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQj... 

How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America

With the war in Ukraine ongoing and a potential drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe on the Horizon, European leaders are facing renewed pressure to strengthen ...

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As usual, @maxbergmann.bsky.social and @ottosvendsen.bsky.social are asking all the right questions! Give this new report by them for @csis.org on “How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America”. Timely stuff! Read: www.csis.org/analysis/how...

Eurobonds for Ukraine, say we. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Why funding Ukraine is a giant opportunity for Europe

The bill will be huge. It is also a historic bargain

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A significant reduction of US forces in Europe could leave the continent exposed to Russian aggression. @maxbergmann.bsky.social @ottosvendsen.bsky.social offer a bold plan to close capability gaps and sustain deterrence with limited US involvement. Learn more below: www.csis.org/analysis/how...

How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America

A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...

csis.org

🚨New report ahead of US force posture review. There needs to be a revolution in European military affairs. It's great Europeans are spending more. But they are neglecting the deeper reforms needed for Europe to defend itself with (potentially much) less America. We offer some ideas... 1/

CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program@erep.csis.org · 12mo ago

NEW: How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America Our latest report identifies key military gaps that would be created by a significant reduction of US forces in Europe–and how Europeans can step up to address them. ✍️ @maxbergmann.bsky.social @ottosvendsen.bsky.social www.csis.org/analysis/how...

Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen: "We do not want either a conflict or a war with Russia. No one in Europe wants that. There is only one aggressive party, and that is Russia… If we do not dare to stand up for ourselves&do what needs to be done,we will simply be too easy a target at some point”

On a recent podcast with @maxbergmann.bsky.social, the CSIS crew discusses Europe's efforts to rig up a trade grand strategy as the US and China smash the global trading order. "It's Complicated: A Status Update on EU Trade, Mercosur, and The State of the Union" www.csis.org/podcasts/eur...

It's Complicated: A Status Update on EU Trade, Mercosur, and The State of the Union feat. Sander Tordoir and Federico Steinberg | The Eurofile | CSIS Podcasts

Max and Donatienne are back from summer vacation with a preview of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address to European Parliament this week, and a conversation ...

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