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.

The day the West crashed and burned

Julian Lindley-French Sep 10, 2026

September 11, 2001. I turned on the car radio. The BBC. Was it some kind of promotion for a new disaster thriller? No, it was 911! It took my wife and I a few moments to grasp the new reality we had just entered. The contrast was utterly…

Ten lessons for Europe from future wars past

Julian Lindley-French Jun 18, 2026

Every past war was once a future war for which states prepared…or at least they should have prepared. Contemporary Europe is the first community of states that seems to have decided that not only can soft power replace hard power, but that…

Israel’s One-State solution and the Europeans’ pursuit of the pointless

Julian Lindley-French Oct 2, 2025

What are Benjamin Netanyahu’s war aims? Look at the current map of Israel-Palestine – imagine an Israel without either Gaza or the West Bank. Clausewitz said there was a ‘trinity’ of war – policy, chance and people. This is exactly…

Could Europe really keep the peace in Ukraine?

Julian Lindley-French Sep 1, 2025

Could Europe really keep the peace in Ukraine? The proposed European-led Multilateral force Ukraine (MFU), AKA the Reassurance Force would certainly have a demanding mission. The UN says that successful peacekeeping requires force engaged…

Why China is dangerous, and what to do about it

Julian Lindley-French Apr 23, 2025

What does Xi’s China want? The answers are pretty clear. First, to create the conditions for the ‘safe’ military subjugation of Taiwan. Second, to coerce states in the Eastern Pacific and South and East China Seas spheres of Chinese…

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