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Member Contributions
13th June 2026

The Focus Podcast: Dr Julian Lindley-French and Dr. John S. Bruni

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11th June 2026

Britain, Starmer and Labour’s Critical Defence Theory

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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10th June 2026

When Russia loses: Nemesis

By Edward Lucas

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10th June 2026

Critical Defence Theory?

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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7th June 2026

Trump’s National Security Strategy is hostile to Canada – and the democratic world

By Kerry Buck

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4th June 2026

“Defense is Freedom”: why democratic societies need a Culture of Defence

By LTG (ret.) Massimo Panizzi

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1st June 2026

Less Borat, more Baltic

By Edward Lucas

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25th May 2026

Mind hacks: Russia’s cognitive warfare revealed

By Edward Lucas

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20th May 2026

Tianxia: Everything Under Heaven

By Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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18th May 2026

Prepare for a reckoning if Ukraine war ends

By Edward Lucas

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15th May 2026

Taking Charge: European Forces and the Challenges of Conventional Defence

By Diego Ruiz Palmer and Professor Dr. Luis Simón

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11th May 2026

Putin on the back foot

By Edward Lucas

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4th May 2026

A Post-Nato Manifesto 

By Edward Lucas

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24th April 2026

For Germany, the plot thickens toward a US-optional nuclear deterrent

By Karl-Heinz Kamp

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23rd April 2026

TAG VC Note: AUKUS Sitrep 16.04.26

By Louise Dedichen and Professor Dr. Julian Lindley-French

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20th April 2026

Fighting Talk

By Edward Lucas

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13th April 2026

Populist invincibility: an Orbán myth

By Edward Lucas

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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

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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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