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.

Can Europe solve the Russian enigma?

Julian Lindley-French Nov 30, 2015

“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest. It cannot be in accordance with the interest of the safety of Russia…

Britain and France: the 1930s revisited?

Julian Lindley-French May 12, 2015

It is as though nothing has changed in the world. On April 14th, Prime Minister David Cameron delivered his Conservative Party election manifesto and defense and the armed forces were not even mentioned. France is little better placed. In…

Eurozone 2015: out of the deflationary abyss?

Julian Lindley-French Feb 3, 2015

John Maynard Keynes once said, “…the oppression of the taxpayer for the enrichment of the rentier is the chief lasting result ”. On January 7th the Eurozone tipped into deflation when it was announced by the European Central Bank that…

How austerity is destroying European defense at a dangerous time

Julian Lindley-French Dec 16, 2014

Thucydides once said, “It is not a matter of predicting the future but preparing for it”. After more than a decade of operations and now some six years into hard austerity Europe’s armed forces are not only unprepared, they are unfit for…

Britain endures, but the Scots made a point

Julian Lindley-French Sep 19, 2014

I am deeply proud of my country this morning. Britain endures, democracy prevailed and thanks to the good sense of the Scottish people the referendum on Scottish independence delivered a decisive 55%-45% vote for the continuation of an…

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