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The Alphen Group is comprised of senior analysts with both academic and policy experience drawn from across the Euro-Atlantic Community. The aim of the TAG is to challenge strategic orthodoxy and offer insights and solutions to leaders and led alike.

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7th April 2026

Another Great British Defence Lie!

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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6th April 2026

Europe’s Future After Trump Leaves NATO

By Edward Lucas

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6th April 2026

Ally to bully: the Magintern

By Edward Lucas

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2nd April 2026

ONLY FOOLS AND FORCES

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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2nd April 2026

THE END OF STATECRAFT

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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1st April 2026

War of nerves: crossfire

By Edward Lucas

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30th March 2026

 A Radical Defence Investment Idea

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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24th March 2026

TAG VC Note: Canada and Hard Power 23.03.26

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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23rd March 2026

Atoms, electrons and synapses: Narva is not next 

By Edward Lucas

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18th March 2026

The National Interest?

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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17th March 2026

Persian Lessons: Putin and the Iran war

By Edward Lucas

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17th March 2026

Deterrence at Scale: Cross-Theater Defense Cooperation in an Age of Precise Mass

By Luis Simón

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14th March 2026

TAG VC Note: Is a European-led NATO Possible…and does the US want to lose the Alliance? 12.03.26

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

TAG Talks
12th March 2026

TAG Talk 2 2026: Dr Holger Mey

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12th March 2026

  WW3? Go see the movie

By Edward Lucas

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6th March 2026

TAG VC Note War in the Middle East (Again) 05.03.26

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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3rd March 2026

Power Trumps Words (Again)

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3rd March 2026

We wasted Ukraine’s years of sacrifice

By Edward Lucas

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1st March 2026

TAG VC Note China, Taiwan and Japan 26.02.26

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27th February 2026

THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA IS BUSINESS

By Georges-Henri Soutou

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23rd February 2026

Putin’s Next Move? Five Russian Attack Scenarios Europe Must Prepare For

By Richard D. Hooker

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21st February 2026

TAG VC Note: US National Defense Strategy 2026

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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19th February 2026

TAG VC Note Ukraine Update 17.02.26

By Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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17th February 2026

War or Peace? Germany’s Decision-Makers Can’t Decide.

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17th February 2026

Europe can defend itself against Russia without the US if it wants to

By Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp

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16th February 2026

Munich reflections: God is dead

By Edward Lucas

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13th February 2026

TAG VC Note: Russia’s Arctic Build-up 120226

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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9th February 2026

The European Way of War

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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9th February 2026

War and Peace: Empty Moves

By Edward Lucas

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30th January 2026

Rebalancing NATO’S Command – European Operational Responsibility and Transatlantic Defence

By Diego Ruiz Palmer and Luis Simón

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30th January 2026

TAG VC Note: Rebuilding the European Defence, Technological and Industrial Base 290126

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28th January 2026

STATEMENT BY GENERAL JOHN R. ALLEN ON COMMENTS ABOUT NATO ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN

By General John R. Allen

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27th January 2026

Tunisgrad, Hollywood History and American Propaganda

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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26th January 2026

Hard bargains: Trump’s transactionalism

By Edward Lucas

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26th January 2026

Mark Carney’s words and how to start shaping the future

by Roberto Menotti and Riccardo Pennisi

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24th January 2026

Ambassador (Ret.) Robert E. Hunter 1940-2025

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23rd January 2026

TAG Virtual Conference Note: Trump, Greenland and the Allies 22.01.26

By Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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20th January 2026

Bad joke: Trumplomacy

By Edward Lucas

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19th January 2026

Young People and Defence: A Perception-Opportunity Gap

By Jude Petrie

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19th January 2026

SUPER JEF! FULL EDITION

by John R. Allen, Dr. Julian Lindley-French and Jim Townsend

TAG Talks
15th January 2026

TAG Talk 1 2026 – Ben Hodges and Hanna Shelest on Ukraine

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14th January 2026

SUPER JEF!

by John R. Allen, Dr. Julian Lindley-French and Jim Townsend

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12th January 2026

History war: Russia-Finland

By Edward Lucas

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12th January 2026

Empty words on Ukraine spell doom for NATO

By Edward Lucas

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9th January 2026

TAG Special Virtual Conference Note: The Machtpolitik of Trump-Politik

By Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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5th January 2026

Muscle Man

By Edward Lucas

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17th December 2025

High Stakes in the High North

By Federico Borsari and Gordon B. "Skip" Davis, Jr.

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17th December 2025

Joy division: Belarus

By Edward Lucas

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12th December 2025

TAG Special VC Note: US National Security Strategy 2025 (NSS 2025), December 11 2025

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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9th December 2025

Dr. John S. Bruni on US NSS-25

By Dr. John S. Bruni


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The Alphen Group (TAG) is an informal network of leading strategic thinkers who have come together to consider the future of the transatlantic relationship and European security and defence and do something about it.