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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.

Is Europe self-deterring?

Julian Lindley-French
At the NATO Defense Ministers’ meeting in October, the US informed the allies that in light of the Ukraine War, Washington would accelerate deployment of the “high accuracy” B61-12 bomb to Europe together with the means of delivery. In…

NATO’s Clint Eastwood doctrine

Julian Lindley-French
July 5th, 2022. That was the week that was! For many years I have had the distinct honor of attending the wonderful Riga Conference. Each year I set the “Riga Test”: can the good citizens of Riga, Latvia’s capital, sleep easier in their…