Armida van Rij

Senior research fellow

Areas of expertise

Security and NATO, transatlantic relations, European politics, and the impact of populism on security policy.

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How Russia's War on Ukraine is Reshaping Europe's Defense Strategy

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

14 July 2026

Russia's war on Ukraine is now in its fifth year. Where do things stand?

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee): Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

13 July 2026

Armida van Rij gave evidence to UK Parliament's Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy for its inquiry into deterrence in an age of Russian aggression.

Times Radio: NATO summit

08 July 2026

Armida van Rij, senior research fellow at the CER spoke with Jane Garvey on Times Radio to discuss the NATO summit and Donald Trump's remarks on his NATO allies.

NPR: NATO summit set to begin in Turkey

07 July 2026

Armida van Rij spoke to NPR ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara "Europe needs to quite seriously think about their way of war, how they're going to bring mass to a conflict, how they're going to use technology, how they're going to learn lessons from Ukraine in terms of developing really quick innovation cycles."

Taking the Pulse: Has Meloni broken MAGA's civilizational axis?

Carnegie Europe

02 July 2026

As I wrote right after Trump’s 2024 election, there was always an inherent contradiction in nationalist leaders who want to put America first, or Italy first, or Germany first banding together.

Developing a European way of war

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

01 July 2026

This year's NATO summit takes place against the backdrop of a radically changing US posture in Europe prompted by different threat perceptions of Russia.