Donald Trump has thrown a hand grenade into the room with his embryo ‘peace plan’ to bring an end to the three year-old Russo-Ukraine war. His unilateral declarations that Ukraine has little chance of recovering its territory taken illegally by Russia in 2014 and after the 2022 invasion, and that Kyiv has no chance ofContinue reading “Trump Undermines Ukraine and Europe”
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Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries
Programme summaries 2023 to 2024 Programme summaries 2022 to 2023 Programme summaries 2021 to 2022 Programme summaries 2020 to 2021 Programme summaries 2019 to 2020 Programme summaries 2018 to 2019 Programme summaries 2017 to 2018 Annual reports On 1 April 2024 the UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) replaced the CSSF. Find out moreContinue reading “Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries”
The challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine.
At a CEPA briefing on Friday, 7 February 2025, panel chair Edward Lucas steered the conversation towards the challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine. The discussion quickly shifted to the broader issue of military capacity amid mounting pressures on Western forces, with former US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster offering a stark assessment ofContinue reading “The challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine.”
The 47th President ramps up expansionist rhetoric, reigniting old battles and sparking new ones
TRUMP UNLEASHED: GREENLAND, PANAMA, AND CANADA IN HIS CROSSHAIRS! Most of us had become used to Donald Trump’s bombastic and provocative rhetoric during his first term in office, and so that he has continued in the same vein at the beginning of his second term will have come as no surprise. However, he seems toContinue reading “The 47th President ramps up expansionist rhetoric, reigniting old battles and sparking new ones”
Lord Coaker’s Mission: Boosting UK-Nigeria Defence Partnership in Terrorism Hotspot
UK Defence Minister Strengthens Ties with Nigeria in High-Level Security Talks Strengthening Security Cooperation: UK Defence Minister visits Nigeria Defence ties between the UK and Nigeria have been strengthened following a visit from Lord Vernon Coaker this week. The UK Defence Minister for the House of Lords, Lord Vernon Coaker, visited Abuja and Maiduguri thisContinue reading “Lord Coaker’s Mission: Boosting UK-Nigeria Defence Partnership in Terrorism Hotspot”