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Jun 24, 2025

Anna Wieslander on Swedish Radio, Studio Ett

On Tuesday, 24 June, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe was interviewed by Swedish Radio, Studio Ett, to discuss the priority topics of the NATO summit in The Hague, and address concerns about a potential U.S. drawdown of its military presence in Europe. “Europe must prepare to take on a significantly larger share of the […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 24, 2025

Anna Wieslander interviewed by BBC News

On Tuesday, June 24, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was interviewed by BBC News to make breaking news from the NATO Summit in The Hague as allies agreed to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 24, 2025

Wieslander on Swedish TV, Aktuellt

On Tuesday, June 24th, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, appeared on Swedish news program Aktuellt to comment on the NATO summit in The Hague. “Trump is truly the central figure at the meeting and decisive in many ways. The agenda is historically small and narrow, yet what is on the agenda is also historic […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 24, 2025

Wieslander interviewed on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon

On Tuesday, June 24, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, participated in TV4 Nyhetsmorgon to comment on developments from the NATO summit in The Hague. “This summit is, on the one hand, about having a narrow agenda to limit the opportunities for Trump to act unpredictably. At the same time, it also involves a historic […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Lipsky interviewed on CBC on Trump’s missed G7 meetings

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Economy & Business France

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Lipsky and Chhangani quoted in Gasworld on coordination efforts at the G7 summit

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Economy & Business France

Report

Jun 23, 2025

2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth

By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, Joseph Lemoine

As the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes show political freedom declining worldwide for the twelfth straight year, new data analysis shows its importance for lasting prosperity: Though authoritarians promise economic rewards, democratizing countries gain an 8.8 percent GDP per capita boost over twenty years than their autocratic peers. With democracy on the ropes, what else can the Indexes tell us?

China Civil Society

New Atlanticist

Jun 23, 2025

Expect NATO’s new spending pledge to be overshadowed by weakening US commitment and inaction on Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski, Ryan Arick

The Hague summit will ultimately be defined by what the US president communicates about his commitment to transatlantic security and what NATO allies do to support Ukraine.

Defense Policy NATO

UkraineAlert

Jun 23, 2025

‘All of Ukraine is ours’: Putin’s Russian imperialism is now on full display

By Peter Dickinson

Putin declared last week that "all of Ukraine is ours." The Kremlin dictator's revealing comments highlight the resurgent Russian imperialism driving Europe's largest invasion since WWII, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Donovan and Nikoladze cited in CNBC on Chinese oil imports avoiding Western banks

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China Economy & Business

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