The confrontation between Russia and the west has been characterised by competing narratives concerning the origins and development of events. A select group of experts examine if there is common ground.
ELN Research Director Lukasz Kulesa argues that NATO and Russia’s military postures have significantly changed, and proposes a new framework to better manage the tensions between them.
As the UK prepares to renew its nuclear deterrent, Dr Andrew Futter explores the risk an emerging cyber threat poses to Trident.
ELN Research Fellow Thomas Frear writes on the NATO-Russia strategic balance in Europe, with a particular focus on the dangers still posed by the presence of tactical nuclear weapons on the continent.
A new ELN policy brief explains why an action-reaction exercise cycle is concerning, and what needs to be done about it.
The European Leadership Network (ELN) has collaborated with the Atlantic Council in Washington and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in Moscow to prepare a report on the future of European security and the Russia-West relationship.
ELN Researcher Joseph Dobbs argues that the Ukraine crisis has seriously weakened the Eurasian Economic Union. Externally, China is unlikely to be a steadfast supporter, and the European Union must not engage until there has been a satisfactory resolution to the Ukraine crisis.
Despite concerns over Russian aggression in Ukraine and political commitments made at the NATO Wales Summit in September 2014, a new study by the European Leadership Network assesses the 2015 defence expenditure plans of a diverse group of 14 NATO countries and finds that many are failing to...
A new ELN Policy Brief highlights the dangerously close encounters between Russian and Western militaries in 2014, and just how close we have come to unwanted dangerous escalation.