CEPA’s online journal covering critical topics on the foreign policy docket across Europe and North America.
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July 7, 2026
South Korean Drone Warriors Take Flight
The lesson for NATO 3.0 is clear: inexpensive, replaceable devices could allow the alliance to reduce dependence on Washington.
July 7, 2026
Britain’s Dangerous Defense Illusion
For an island nation such as the UK, maritime power is not a luxury, it is essential. Defense spending plans fail to recognize that reality.
July 7, 2026
Ukraine’s Hidden Defense Advantage
Allies need closer business relations with Ukraine to foster joint projects in defense and exploit its culture of speed and imagination.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit Challenge: Secure Drone Supply
The US aims to build drones free of Chinese influence. It should work with NATO.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit: The Inside Track
Sofia Slonovska talks to Maj. Gen. (rtd.) Gordon “Skip” Davis, NATO’s former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment, about the Ankara summit.
July 6, 2026
The Turkey Test: Can NATO Manage an Indispensable Ally?
Ankara’s growing importance for European security exposes a broader challenge for NATO of building partnerships with essential members.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit: Deliver or Die
The alliance is rich in critical areas of the new warfare, but must reorganize to exploit them. This is its next great challenge.
July 6, 2026
‘NATO First’ Means Britain Second
The UK is neglecting its own defenses to meet NATO demands. Home protection must be given a higher priority.
July 2, 2026
Time for Drone Traffic Control
Drones are dangerous. France and Canada offer models to keep them safe.
July 2, 2026
Spain Pays for European Fighter’s Crash Landing
The collapse of Europe’s program for a next-generation fighter has left Spain looking to the skies. The forecast is murky.
July 2, 2026
Russia Forces Sick Ukrainians Into Fratricide
Compelling Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight against their compatriots is illegal, but Russia has gone one step further.
July 2, 2026
Running on Empty: Russia’s Fuel Crisis
Ukrainian drone attacks are now causing severe problems for the Kremlin, and it has no quick or easy answers.
July 2, 2026
Ireland and the Trade in Death
Four years after the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the role of business in neutral Ireland is coming under scrutiny.
June 30, 2026
Putin Orders Russian Women to Retreat
Vladimir Putin likes to portray his war on Ukraine as a continuation of World War II, but not for Russian women.
June 30, 2026
Death and the Kremlin
The sudden death of Sergey Ivanov, one of Putin’s closest allies and his former KGB colleague, has revived discussion about the post-Putin Kremlin.
June 30, 2026
Europe Should Buy Ukrainian Flamingos
Any idea that Tomahawk missiles can be deployed at scale across Europe are now dead. But there is an alternative.
June 26, 2026
Armenia’s New Pro-Russian Opposition Leader
As Armenia cemented its shift to the West in June’s election, a new Kremlin-aligned opposition emerged, giving Moscow a way to build influence and sow division.
June 26, 2026
Washington Can Change the South Caucasus
Nikol Pashinyan’s election victory in Armenia shows the way forward for the region, especially if the US plays a big role.
June 24, 2026
Ukraine: Founding Member No. 1 of Europe’s New Defense Alliance
Any new European defense system must have the continent’s most battle-hardened military at its heart. Step forward, Ukraine.
June 24, 2026
Merkel, Ukraine, and the Long Tail of Finlandization
The legacy of Finlandization extends far beyond most people’s understanding and can be useful in combating Russia.
June 24, 2026
Putin Is Losing the Fight to Keep Russians Offline
Millions of Russians are bypassing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to block access to the internet, and his regime is struggling to keep up.
June 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Drone War Comes Down to Earth
Ukrainian robots have already gained the upper hand in the skies and the sea; now they’re set to take over on land.
June 22, 2026
American Conservatives Rally for Ukraine
Europeans may not know it, but leading Republicans are continuing to lobby for Ukraine and make the argument that Russia is an enemy.
June 22, 2026
Literal Bridge Building: Turkey and Armenia
Amid tensions with Russia, Armenia is pursuing a full rapprochement with Turkey.
June 18, 2026
Silence and Fear: Life Under Russian Occupation
Evidence and stories from people living under Russian occupation in Ukraine tell of fear, intimidation, and silence.
June 18, 2026
Behind the Lines: How Deep is China’s Engagement in Occupied Ukraine?
Is China expanding its presence in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia? Or is it just another of the Kremlin’s propaganda games?
June 16, 2026
Ukraine: New Unaccountable Elites?
War has reduced the power of the oligarchs who dominated post-independence Ukraine. Will Kyiv seize the chance to curb the influence of the super-rich?
June 16, 2026
The Siege of Crimea
Many observers had written off Crimea and assumed Kyiv would have to surrender the peninsula in any peace deal with Moscow. But the tide is turning.
June 16, 2026
You’ve No Idea How Much Russia Hates Britain
Keir Starmer’s refusal to adequately fund defense is opening ever-greater opportunities for Kremlin exploitation. Its campaign is already underway.
June 15, 2026
Putin’s Kulturkampf
The Russian despotism has done everything possible to shut down information sharing, but culture retains a power beyond its reach.