Foreign policy & defence
Briti teadur Kaja Kallasest: ta on aus, teised juhid käituvad vahel nii nagu võiksime lihtsalt teeselda, et Trump juhib vaba maailma
23 January 2026
Postimees
«Ma tean, et ta ei ole Brüsselis universaalselt populaarne,» ütleb Briti mõttekoja CER vanemanalüütik, kunagine Ühendkuningriigi suursaadik Lätis Ian Bond Kaja Kallase esimest aastat Euroopa Liidu kõrge välisesindajana kokku võttes.
BBC News - The Context: EU leaders meeting to discuss Greenland
22 January 2026
Armida van Rij spoke to The Context as EU leaders met to discuss Greenland and the ongoing crisis in transatlantic relations.
Taking the Pulse: What issue is Europe ignoring at its peril in 2026?
15 January 2026
Carnegie Europe
2026 has started in crisis, as the actions of unpredictable leaders shape an increasingly volatile global environment. To shift from crisis response to strategic foresight, what under-the-radar issues should the EU prepare for in the coming year?
Yle News: Trump comes up with new Greenland demands before meeting
14 January 2026
Armida van Rij spoke to YLE News as Donald Trump makes new Greenland demands, "Europe should look to work much more closely with its partners to try and put an alternative on the table," (from 8.05 mins).
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Greenland and the NATO alliance
14 January 2026
Armida van Rij and Sten Rynning discuss how the Greenland crisis may become a turning point for the NATO alliance's future direction.
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies
08 January 2026
The Guardian
US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The EU in 2025
19 December 2025
Six of our researchers reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2026.
The unshared futures of the United States and Europe
16 December 2025
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
America and Europe have been bound together for more than 250 years. Whose ideology will define their future?
RTÉ Prime Time: The Ukrainian 'peace plan'
25 November 2025
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform joined Edward Burke on RTÉ Prime Time to discuss the Ukrainian peace plan and the lack of Russian expertise in Trump's government.
Europe needs to get real about China
20 November 2025
Encompass
For some years, European governments and the EU have had China policies designed to reflect a balanced approach to Beijing – neither too confrontational nor too deferential.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Russia's negotiating tactics & Ukraine's negotiating objectives
21 October 2025
Ian Bond, Donald Jensen & Iuliia Osmolovska discuss Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: EU trade policy after Trump
01 October 2025
Aslak Berg and Agathe Demarais discuss EU trade policy after Trump.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Latest developments in Russia's war on Ukraine
27 August 2025
Ian Bond and Hanna Shelest discuss the latest developments in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Trump’s tariffs and digital policy
23 July 2025
Zselyke Csaky and Zach Meyers discuss digital policy as Trump's tariffs are back on the agenda.
Newstalk podcast: President Trump issues a 50-day ultimatum to Russia
15 July 2025
President Donald Trump has announced plans to supply advanced weaponry to Ukraine through NATO and has warned of 'very severe' sanctions against Russia should it fail to reach a peace agreement within 50 days. We discuss further with Ian Bond, former British diplomat in Moscow, and now the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The 2025 NATO summit
01 July 2025
Charles Grant and Luigi Scazzieri discuss the recent NATO summit of 25-26 June.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The geopolitics of the war in the Middle East
25 June 2025
Charles Grant and Gideon Rachman discuss the geopolitics of the war in the Middle East.
CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine
22 May 2025
Ian Bond, Mykola Bielieskov and Olesya Khromeychuk discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.
How should Britain step up to enhance European security?
21 March 2025
Britain's World
Seen from Rome, the UK is an essential partner and pillar of European security. The UK’s contribution to a stronger European security posture can be both political and practical.
TVP World: Scenarios for Ukraine after suspension of US military aid
05 March 2025
Charles Grant, director of the CER, joined TVP World to answer questions about the current international situation in the wake of the Trump administration's announcement of suspending military aid to Ukraine.