Mark Leonard

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  • Nov 12, 2024
    Faced with the threat that Donald Trump poses to Europe’s economic and military security, European leaders must avoid both panic and complacency. The best way to do that is to...
  • Jul 19, 2024
    When the UK’s prime minister hosts other European leaders this week, their old protector will be absent. A shared approach to security is now vital
  • Jul 6, 2024
  • Jun 28, 2024
    Given the state of the world today, it is difficult to imagine a worse time for Europe to be left rudderless. 
  • Jun 7, 2024
    While the traditional Franco-German axis has fallen short of providing the kind of unifying leadership that the EU so desperately needs, the addition of Poland could change...
  • May 2, 2024
    Underlying all the problems that Europe faces in a new age of geopolitical, economic, and climate insecurity is a crisis in leadership. Judging by his recent speech at the Sorbonne,...
  • Feb 23, 2024
    Not for the first time, the central figure at this year’s Munich Security Conference was someone not in attendance. This year was Donald Trump’s turn.  
  • Feb 9, 2024
    Two decades ago, China’s reformist economists walked the halls of power and dictated policy. Now, they have been side-lined in favor of a new priority: national security....
  • Jan 18, 2024
    European politics is not simply divided between left and right, and between pro- and anti-European integration attitudes – but between different ‘crisis tribes’...
  • Jan 10, 2024
    The European Union’s decision to start accession talks with Ukraine represents a symbolic victory rather than a practical one. With Ukraine struggling to secure crucial aid,...
  • Jan 9, 2024
    Over the past year, as Western diplomats shuttled frantically from one end of the world to the other in their struggle to contain an ever-growing succession of wars, crises, and...