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.

Defense policy, post-pandemic: Can Europeans ever make big, hard decisions?

Julian Lindley-French May 22, 2020

J.K. Galbraith wrote that “power is as power does”. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, can European policymakers lead and frame a renewed conversation with public opinion across Europe on defense? There will be a myriad of cash-guzzling,…

The World According to Winston, sorry Boris

Julian Lindley-French Jun 21, 2019

In his 2014 book The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, Boris Johnson wrote, “Churchill matters today because he saved our civilization. And the important point is that only he could have done it…The point of the Churchill Factor…

1949-2019: Different World, Different Europe, Different NATO

Julian Lindley-French Apr 4, 2019

“The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments. They are determined to safeguard the freedom,…

Brexit Lessons for Europe

Julian Lindley-French Feb 27, 2019

Britain will take years to recover from Brexit. Henry VIII’s first Brexit, following his 1534 schism with the Roman Catholic Church, was not fully resolved until the Glorious Revolution of 1689 and a civil war, plus the Union of Crowns…

USA-UK: Special relationship o dipendenza speciale?

Julian Lindley-French Jan 9, 2019

Nonostante il declino britannico e la Brexit, la “special relationship” con gli Stati Uniti sembra destinata a rimanere importante anche per Washington: il suo valore dipende però dalle capacità che la Gran Bretagna potrà mettere a…

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