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Chatham House Europe Programme @cheurope.bsky.social · Jan 17
In 2025, we are reaching for the sky!

Follow us for analysis on European politics, security, and EU and NATO policymaking. From the Europe team at @chathamhouse.bsky.social.

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Our research focuses on the future of the EU, European security, and Europe’s role in the world.
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📑The self-destruction of the traditional right represents a massive upheaval of Europe’s post-war political landscape. But a populist axis between the UK, France and Germany is unlikely, writes Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia Programme at Chatham House.

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The rise of Reform, the AfD and RN is more than a blip – so what happens if the E3 goes far right?
The self-destruction of the traditional right represents a massive upheaval of Europe’s post-war political landscape. But a populist axis between the UK, France and Germany is unlikely.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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📢 Chatham House Europe Programme is pleased to announce the appointment of Grégoire Roos as Programme Director for Europe and Russia.

We are excited to welcome Grégoire to the Chatham House team and look forward to the important work ahead.

Read about Grégoire's expertise⬇️
Appointment of new Chatham House Programme Director for Europe and Russia
Grégoire Roos will begin his new role of Programme Director for Europe and Russia in October.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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📑 Friedrich Merz’s visit to the UK only a week after that of Emmanuel Macron symbolizes a return of the E3 format - France, Germany and the UK - as the driving force of European security, writes @nvondarza.bsky.social in his latest expert comment for @cheurope.bsky.social 👇
After Brexit: E3. New treaty puts UK, Germany and France back at the heart of European security
Friedrich Merz’s visit to the UK only a week after that of Emmanuel Macron symbolizes a return of the E3 format – France, Germany and the UK – as the driving force of European security.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Explainer | The UK and France should get back to basics after Brexit

@sebastienmaillard.bsky.social (@cheurope.bsky.social) discusses Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the United Kingdom and what it means for 🇬🇧🇫🇷 relations post-Brexit.

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July 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Explainer | The UK and France should get back to basics after Brexit

@sebastienmaillard.bsky.social (@cheurope.bsky.social) discusses Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the United Kingdom and what it means for 🇬🇧🇫🇷 relations post-Brexit.
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📑 After an unambitious summit, NATO allies must return with laser focus to the key issues that were left off the agenda, write @armida.bsky.social and @kajsaollongren.bsky.social
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Five key priorities for NATO after the summit in The Hague – and how to make progress
After an unambitious summit, NATO allies must return with laser focus to the key issues that were left off the agenda.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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"The bar for the summit to be successful is really low."

@armida.bsky.social and @mgmessmer.bsky.social are on the ground at the NATO summit in The Hague.

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June 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine visited Chatham House today and was welcomed to the institute by Orysia Lutsevych, the head of our Ukraine Forum.

The event was held at the institute in London under the Chatham House Rule.

Find out more: bit.ly/3T2Aco3
June 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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We're proud to share @chathamhouse.org is an institutional partner for the Public Forum at the #NATOSummit.

Follow the event live here: www.natopublicforum.org

And our Head of Programme @armida.bsky.social and Associate Fellow @kajsaollongren.bsky.social who will be in The Hague.

#WeAreNATO
June 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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📑 A new transatlantic alliance is forming based on ultra-conservative values, autocratic tendencies, and nativism, writes @armida.bsky.social for @icds-tallinn.bsky.social magazine Diplomaatia. Read in full here 👇
Trump, Silicon Valley, and Europe’s Far-right - ICDS
A new transatlantic alliance is forming. The old partnership was based on advancing liberal democracy, upholding the rules-based international order, and a security contract between the US and Europe....
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June 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📢 The EU’s first Commissioner for Defence discusses the urgency of learning from Ukraine’s military innovations and the ‘challenge’ of working with Europe’s defence industry. Read the full interview with Andrius Kubilius in the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org 👇
Andrius Kubilius: NATO states need millions of drones for the day Russia might attack
Interview: The EU’s first Commissioner for Defence discusses the urgency of learning from Ukraine’s military innovations and the ‘challenge’ of working with Europe’s defence industry.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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📢 America’s ambivalence and Russia’s aggression are testing the alliance as never before. We asked diplomats, defence experts and senior military figures what might be done to secure NATO at its crucial Hague summit and beyond. Read contributions from @kajsaollongren.bsky.social and other experts.🔽
How Europe can save NATO
America’s ambivalence and Russia’s aggression are testing the alliance as never before. We asked diplomats, defence experts and senior military figures what might be done to secure NATO at its crucial...
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June 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I've been reflecting on NATO Secretary General Rutte's speech at @chathamhouse.org House yesterday. Some thoughts:
June 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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📚Our summer issue is here!

Read stories on:
🌍 How Europe can save NATO
💻 What if AI goes nuclear?
💰 Can global trade survive Trump?
⛑️ How foreign aid can be reinvented

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Summer 2025: NATO is under threat – can it be saved?
How to secure the alliance against US doubts and Russia’s aggression
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June 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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"Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years. Five years."

Speaking at @chathamhouse.org NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warns about the dangers facing Europe's security.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte – Building A Better NATO
Mark Rutte will deliver a keynote speech on the priorities for the NATO Summit in The Hague.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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In Poland and across the continent, if centrists are serious about keeping the far right out of power, then they need to get much better at actually addressing voters’ concerns, writes Armida van Rij.
Poland’s Election Is A Wake-Up Call to Europe’s Centrists
Voters across the continent are demanding change from governments seen as corrupt and stuck.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Wie stark kann Nawrocki Polens EU-Kurs tatsächlich beeinflussen? @nvondarza.bsky.social‬ zeigt: Auch ohne direkte Brüssel-Rolle kann der Präsident Reformprojekte blockieren – mit Wirkung bis nach Berlin.
Ein Rechtsnationaler wird Polens neuer Präsident: Das bedeutet Nawrocki für die Achse Paris-Berlin-Warschau
Im Wahlkampf hat Rechtspopulist Nawrocki gegen Europa, Frauen und gegen die Ukraine gehetzt. Einer Mehrheit der Polen gefiel das offenbar. Experten schätzen die Folgen für Europa ein.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Event | NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte – “Building A Better NATO”

Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, will deliver a keynote speech at @chathamhouse.org on Monday outlining the priorities for the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague.

Time⌚️: 15:45 BST
Date📅: 9 June

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte – “Building A Better NATO”
Mark Rutte will deliver a keynote speech on the priorities for the NATO Summit in The Hague.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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✍️ Read our Associate Fellow @alanderminna.bsky.social's analysis on the increased importance of the Nordic-Baltic Eight in Europe for @icds-tallinn.bsky.social below 👇
June 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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📑 In Poland and across the continent, if centrists are serious about keeping the far right out of power, then they need to get much better at actually addressing voters’ concerns, writes @armida.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com

Read in full here 👇
Poland’s Election Is A Wake-Up Call to Europe’s Centrists
Voters across the continent are demanding change from governments seen as corrupt and stuck.
foreignpolicy.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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”De omroep citeert @armida.bsky.social, onderzoeker van Chatham House, een Britse denktank die onafhankelijk onderzoek doet naar internationale vraagstukken. 'Wilders wilde dat de regering zou instorten omdat de steun voor zijn PVV in de peilingen bleef dalen'." @nrc.nl

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‘Wilders burns allies in Dutch collapse‘ en ‘rariteitenkabinet’. Zo berichten buitenlandse media over kabinetsval
Kabinetsval: Dinsdag stapte Geert Wilders met de hele PVV uit de coalitie. Internationale media reageerden op de val van het kabinet en op de rol van de PVV-leider: „Alle ballen op Wilders”
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June 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Excited to have published this piece with @foreignpolicy.com.

I make the case that simply holding our breath and hoping centrists will win elections is not a sustainable strategy for defeating the far right.

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Poland’s Election Is A Wake-Up Call to Europe’s Centrists
Voters across the continent are demanding change from governments seen as corrupt and stuck.
foreignpolicy.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM