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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.

Brexit Lessons for Europe

Julian Lindley-French
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…

NATO, burden sharing and Mr. Trump

Julian Lindley-French
“Two percent is a joke. Four percent is what we should be spending. We are being played for fools” President Donald J. Trump, Brussels NATO Summit, 12 July 2018 When is a pledge not a pledge? The NATO Brussels summit was all about…