Julian Lindley-French

A regular contributor to Aspenia online, Julian Lindley-French is co-author of “Future War and the Defence of Europe”. He is also Chairman of The Alphen Group, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Statecraft and Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Israel’s One-State solution and the Europeans’ pursuit of the pointless

Julian Lindley-French Oct 2, 2025

What are Benjamin Netanyahu’s war aims? Look at the current map of Israel-Palestine – imagine an Israel without either Gaza or the West Bank. Clausewitz said there was a ‘trinity’ of war – policy, chance and people. This is exactly…

Could Europe really keep the peace in Ukraine?

Julian Lindley-French Sep 1, 2025

Could Europe really keep the peace in Ukraine? The proposed European-led Multilateral force Ukraine (MFU), AKA the Reassurance Force would certainly have a demanding mission. The UN says that successful peacekeeping requires force engaged…

Why China is dangerous, and what to do about it

Julian Lindley-French Apr 23, 2025

What does Xi’s China want? The answers are pretty clear. First, to create the conditions for the ‘safe’ military subjugation of Taiwan. Second, to coerce states in the Eastern Pacific and South and East China Seas spheres of Chinese…

Israel and Iran, like Athens and Sparta?

Julian Lindley-French Oct 3, 2024

It is a year since the barbarism of Hamas murdered over 1200 Israelis in the most disgusting manner possible. In that year many tens of thousands of innocents and not-so-innocent have been killed, maimed and broken in Gaza and now Lebanon,…

Il tempo della difesa europea

Julian Lindley-French Jul 3, 2024

Le tensioni geopolitiche hanno riacceso un dibattito, quello sulla difesa europea, che in più occasioni sembrava giunto a un punto di svolta. È difficile capire se si tratta davvero della volta buona, ma le sfide convergenti a cui l’Europa…

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