When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered Australia a security and defence partnership in early 2025, Canberra barely noticed. That wasn’t surprising. Canberra’s strategic focus had long been anchored in the Indo-Pacific, with …
In London a few weeks ago, taking a break from grim Washington and catching some early spring weather, I met a British defence executive for coffee on the concourse of one of the city’s smaller …
The state visit of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark to Australia, which started last Saturday, is an important opportunity to advance the bilateral partnership and address emerging strategic, technological and climate challenges. After …
In a startling warning during his trip to Canberra this week, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said global security would be threatened if a peace deal in Ukraine was viewed as mission accomplished. Ukraine’s supporters, …
Alexander Stubb has had a busy two years. Since being inaugurated as Finland’s president in March 2024, he has become one of Europe’s most visible leaders, shuttling between negotiations in Brussels, Davos, Kyiv and Washington, …
