European Leadership Network (ELN)

The ELN seeks to develop collaborative European capacity to address foreign, defence and security policy challenges. Newsletter:

[European Leadership Network (ELN) @theELN]

Can Europe finally take the lead in NATO?

As leaders gather in Ankara and Washington launches its "NATO 3.0" review, leading voices from across the ELN network debate whether this summit marks a genuine turning point—or a transition on US terms.

Featuring insights from @DrBabst, @Nicholas_Dungan, @korhonen_klaus, @IAIonline's @NonaMikhelidze, Lord George Robertson, and Ezgi Yazıcıoğlu.

Read our latest Network Reflections 👇
https://t.co/D5w4v2XZfv

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Former NATO Deputy Secretary General @Gottemoeller joins ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El to unpack the narratives behind Russia’s war against Ukraine, Cold War legacies, and strategic misunderstandings in this week's Women Leaders podcast.
https://t.co/dYrP8PM1OF

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Welcome, @RichardFoordLD to @theELN's Senior Network — MP for Honiton & Sidmouth, ex-Army Major, and member of the Foreign Affairs & Intelligence and Security Committees in @UKParliament. We look forward to working together to improve European security and reduce nuclear risk.

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[François Diaz-Maurin - @francoisdm.bsky.social @francoisdm]

Four months after President Macron proposed "forward deterrence" to bring France’s force de frappe closer to European security, reality is proving far more complex.

Oliver Meier @meier_oliver breaks down what's (and what's not) in it for France’s partners. 🧵1/6

[Türkiye in the UK @TC_LondraBE]

European Leadership Network tarafından Büyükelçiliğimizde düzenlenen panelde NATO Ankara Zirvesi sonuçları & Avrupa güvenliğinin geleceği ele alındı.

Pleased to host a panel discussion, organised by @theELN, on the outcomes of the NATO Ankara Summit & future of European security

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NATO may have emerged from the Ankara summit looking more united—but appearances can be deceiving.

Nicholas Williams argues that as the US gradually reduces its military footprint in Europe, the credibility of NATO's deterrence could be quietly eroding. https://t.co/d81QKVSgMe

[Amb. Māris Riekstiņš @Riekstins__M]

Glad to share🇱🇻 positive assessment of the results of NATO Summit in Ankara during the discussion organised by European Leadership network @theELN and hosted by H.E.Dr.Osman Koray Ertaş, Amb.of Türkiye to the UK.
Summit sent a clear
message of allied unity and resolve #WeAreNATO

[European Leadership Network (ELN) @theELN]

Check out the ELN's coverage of the NATO Ankara Summit, featuring contributions from @DrBabst, @Nicholas_Dungan, @korhonen_klaus, @NonaMikhelidze, Lord George Robertson, @jesuisezgi, @Ondrejcsak, @alxgraef, @TacanILDEM, Nicholas Williams, Ahmet Üzümcü, and @Sabinemengelb01. ⤵️

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[Henrik Salander @salanderhenrik]

Written before the summit, interesting.
The death of the ‘global cop’: why NATO’s Ankara summit is burying out-of-area operations https://t.co/PVZZTYzunP via @theELN

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#ICYMI Last week Ilana Bet-El spoke with Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at @ChathamHouse, to discuss the state of the US on its 250th birthday, and how recent developments across Greenland, Venezuela and Iran – as well as domestically – have altered global perceptions of the US.

Check out the snippet below where she discusses the US-Iranian relationship ⤵️

https://t.co/VhNyKWZtYF

[Daryl G Kimball @DarylGKimball]

"Want to prevent nuclear war caused by AI? Count the private sector out" https://t.co/tTlaopm965 via @theELN Excellent and important commentary by @meier_oliver

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#OTD 30 years ago, the ICJ issued its landmark advisory opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons.

With nuclear threats returning to global politics, ELN's @JanaBaldus explores why the Court's ruling remains as relevant as ever. https://t.co/62o3IFtbM2

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that the alliance is not “whistling past the graveyard” but entering “a period of profound change”. Understanding what that means requires an open, honest, and constructive discussion of both common interests and genuine differences. That conversation needs to begin in Ankara, writes @tarjacronberg. #NATOsummit https://t.co/O7JqwFKFVQ

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🗣️"Military capabilities generate raw power, but legitimacy determines whether that power can be mobilised, sustained, and accepted. An alliance without a common political purpose ultimately becomes little more than an empty shell."

Greater investment in Europe's defence is undoubtedly necessary. But treating higher defence spending as the primary solution to European security challenges mistakes an essential means for the ultimate end, writes Sabine Mengelberg. #NATOsummit https://t.co/Jf0XkwXkuG

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Who will shape NATO's future: Europe or Washington?

As leaders gather in Ankara for the 2026 #NATOsummit, six distinguished members of the ELN network examine whether Europe has a genuine opportunity to lead NATO's "Europeanisation" – or whether the transition will unfold on Washington's terms.

Featuring @Nicholas_Dungan, @korhonen_klaus, @NonaMikhelidze, @DrBabst, Lord George Robertson, and Ezgi Yazıcıoğlu. ↓ https://t.co/D5w4v2XZfv

[Hamidreza Azizi @HamidRezaAz]

From mediator to bystander: the role of Europe in #Iran diplomacy 👇

[Stefanie Dr. Babst @DrBabst]

Honored to offer my views on the forthcoming NATO summit in Ankara together with a number of brilliant thinkers thanks to the
@theELN

[Nona Mikhelidze @NonaMikhelidze]

Happy to have contributed to @theELN Network Reflections: The Ankara Summit and Europe’s NATO Moment /1