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The European Leadership Network (ELN)
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The ELN seeks to develop collaborative European capacity to address foreign, defence and security policy challenges.
Website: https://europeanleadershipnetwork.org/
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To unpack what Trump’s plan entails for Ukraine, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Dr Hanna Shelest of Ukrainian Prism, & Iryna Krasnoshtan, of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Bad plans come unstuck
Last week, President Trump announced his 28-point plan for peace to end Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. His proposal has attracted much controversy, with opponents alleging that it prioritises R...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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1) Reject nuclear sharing and prioritise transparency

2) Reinvigorate global nuclear diplomacy

3) Adopt a no-first-use policy

4) Engage with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
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Stepping back from the brink: How the UK could help lead the world away from the nuclear precipice
The world today stands closer to nuclear catastrophe than at any point since the end of the Cold War. Conflicts involving nuclear-armed states could all too easily escalate to a nuclear confrontation,...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Steve Barwick, Chair of the Nuclear Education Trust, calls for the UK, as the chair of the group of five ‘official’ nuclear weapon states in the run-up to the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, to take four key steps:
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Stepping back from the brink: How the UK could help lead the world away from the nuclear precipice
The world today stands closer to nuclear catastrophe than at any point since the end of the Cold War. Conflicts involving nuclear-armed states could all too easily escalate to a nuclear confrontation,...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer writes that European states, including nuclear-armed ones, must speak with one voice and make clear that nuclear testing is unwise, unnecessary, and unwelcome.
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Nuclear testing: unwise, unnecessary and unwelcome
The current debate around a possible resumption of nuclear testing introduces a new level of brinkmanship in an already fraught geopolitical climate. As the testing moratorium risks being weaponised f...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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4/4 And read my own thoughts on why Europeans should urge Washington to reciprocate the Russian offer, whilst at the same time injecting their own ideas on the next steps to control nuclear weapons. europeanleadershipnetwork.org?p=24679
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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3/ Read what my @theeln.bsky.social colleague Julia Berghofer argues how Europeans should react to Putin's offer to extend New START upper limits: europeanleadershipnetwork.org?p=24710
The Russian New START initiative: How can Europeans respond to a poisonous offer?
Putin’s proposal to extend the nuclear weapons treaty for a year has been met with silence from most European leaders so far. ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer writes that there are legitimate ...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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2/ Take a look at what @theeln.bsky.social Network members think about how Russian and US threats to resume nuclear testing impact European approaches to arms control and disarmament: europeanleadershipnetwork.org?p=24829
Network reflections: Nuclear testing signals and European responses
Following recent signals between the US and Russia over the possibility of renewed nuclear testing, we asked members to reflect on what this could mean for the broader global non-proliferation and arm...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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They explore how journalists effectively balance truth, safety, and state security whilst navigating frontline realities, civilian risks, and the pressures a long, brutal conflict places on independent journalism.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Ukraine inside and out
In the latest episode of the Women Leaders podcast, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El speaks with Kristina Zeleniuk (TSN) and Kim Barker (The New York Times) about reporting from Ukraine’s war ...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Check out this week's @women--leaders.bsky.social episode below ⤵️
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The Women Leaders podcast: Talking about a revolution
In the face of global trade wars, geopolitical realignments, weakening democracies and strengthening autocracies, wars both hybrid and kinetic, and increasingly fragile multilateralism, the world as w...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Professor Janice Stein, founder of the Munk School of Global Affairs, joins ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El in a fast-paced discussion on our age of revolution, from the US to China and Europe, and from the past to the future.
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The Women Leaders podcast: Talking about a revolution
In the face of global trade wars, geopolitical realignments, weakening democracies and strengthening autocracies, wars both hybrid and kinetic, and increasingly fragile multilateralism, the world as w...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Experts urge renewed democratic aid, stronger EU commitments, increased transparency, & vigilance against authoritarian influence.
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The day after: Future of development aid in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova
Development aid faces unprecedented disruption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and USAID’s 2025 withdrawal, ending three decades of sustained engagement. With USAID funding nearly half of globa...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The YGLN Economy Working Group, chaired by Sinikka Parviainen, Senior Economist at the Bank of Finland's Institute for Emerging Economies, consulted with analysts & practitioners to better understand their perspectives on the cessation of aid.
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The day after: Future of development aid in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova
Development aid faces unprecedented disruption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and USAID’s 2025 withdrawal, ending three decades of sustained engagement. With USAID funding nearly half of globa...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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To read more about the ELN's work on multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, check out our page for our "Protecting the NPT" project below ⤵️ europeanleadershipnetwork.org/protecting-t...
Protecting the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Why? International structures are resilient but not indestructible. The multilateral arms control regime is facing challenges and setbacks and requires investment. In 2018, US President Trump...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM