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.

Well done, NATO!

Julian Lindley-French Aug 29, 2011

With the approach of the opposition to Sirte, NATO’s Operation Unified Protector over Libya will likely soon be scaled down. Nigh on ten years after 9/11, and after a grueling decade of controversy and division, the Alliance can finally…

Fighting to the last American, Mr. Cameron?

Julian Lindley-French Mar 24, 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron has a problem. His coalition government is committed to reduce the €150 billion hole in the public finances bequeathed him by the profligate Labour Party and Britain’s casino bankers. This might suggest…

Reconnecting Europe’s world to the real world

Julian Lindley-French Feb 15, 2011

Three events took place in January which reflect Europe’s international standing. One was central to the ability of Europeans to influence world events critical to their interests, and the other two demonstrated the vulnerability of Europe…

Globalized NATO or Fortress NATO? The European dilemma

Julian Lindley-French Jan 13, 2011

The 2010 NATO Strategic Concept sets an ambitious challenge: to re-orient the alliance’s main effort away from coping with enlargement and towards “active engagement”. The Strategic Concept defines the challenge thus: an alliance…

The Franco-British defense agreement: a new St. Malo?

Julian Lindley-French Dec 13, 2010

“Today, we have decided to intensify our co-operation still further. We want to enable our forces to operate together, to maximize our capabilities and to obtain greater value for money from our investment in defense. We plan to increase…

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