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Rearming Europe for deterrence: Short-term priorities and policy options
There are key steps European governments can take in the next 1-2 years to accelerate rearmament, readiness and deterrence efforts.
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War in Iran: Who wins and who loses?
The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must look after their own interests, regardless of Trump’s wrath.
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How to build public support for defence spending in Europe
Strategies for building a national consensus around higher defence investments and the trade-offs required.
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Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Four lessons for European leaders
For their own security as well as Ukraine’s, European leaders must tilt the balance of economic and military advantage against Putin.
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Fixing the EU's broken Israel-Palestine policy
The EU’s efforts to forge a common approach that promotes peace and human rights in the Israel-Palestine conflict have failed. As the EU rethinks its broader Middle East policy, a new approach cannot wait.
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Events
Conservative party conference fringe event on 'Europe in the world: Building international partnerships'
05 October 2026
Speakers:
Speakers TBC
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and inside the secure zone, so passes will be needed. Registration is not required.
Kindly supported by the Delegation of...
Speakers TBC
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and inside the secure zone, so passes will be needed. Registration is not required.
Kindly supported by the Delegation of...
Labour party conference fringe event on 'Building a stronger Europe'
28 September 2026
Speakers:
Speakers TBC
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and inside the secure zone, so passes will be needed. Registration is not required.
Kindly supported by the Delegation of...
Speakers TBC
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and inside the secure zone, so passes will be needed. Registration is not required.
Kindly supported by the Delegation of...
Liberal Democrat party conference fringe event on 'Strengthening a rules-based world order: Beyond power politics'
21 September 2026
Speakers:
Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton
Al Pinkerton, MP for Surrey Heath
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Ian Bond, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and outside the secure zone, so passes will not be...
Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton
Al Pinkerton, MP for Surrey Heath
Jukka Salovaara, incoming Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Chair: Ian Bond, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform
This event is open to the public and outside the secure zone, so passes will not be...