From our special @munsecconf.bsky.social issue: Patrick Keller on how Europe is building significant military capability within the framework of NATO defense planning—thanks to the EU. ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-natos-...

My latest in @ipq.bsky.social: Europe talks a lot about its vulnerabilities, but does not see (or use) its own strategic indispensability. Time to learn from middle powers. ip-quarterly.com/en/europes-s...

In our winter issue, @henninghoff.bsky.social's Berlin Cable addresses a crucial problem: Germans have become fearful of the future. Can Merz fix this? ip-quarterly.com/en/germans-n...

Recommended reading: @ipq.bsky.social reflects on the state of the transatlantic relationship in the era of the “Trump Doctrine” and offers views and thoughts on Europe's way forward. @munsecconf.bsky.social securityconference.org/en/marketpla...

for all of you heading to #MSC2026, here's a little primer on how (not) to talk about European security @ipq.bsky.social

In our special @munsecconf.bsky.social issue, @james-rogers.bsky.social argues that, in order to counter the relative decline of European power, Britain and Germany should forge a military partnership to shape the arc from Greenland to the Black Sea. ip-quarterly.com/en/geostrate...

Our special issue for the @munsecconf.bsky.social is now live. Read it online here: ip-quarterly.com/en/special-i... And pick up a physical copy if you're in Munich this week.

The worse the global crises become, the more Friedrich Merz is pushing for quick decisions—if necessary, even against Germany's closest partner, France, @andreasrinke.bsky.social writes in a new piece. ip-quarterly.com/en/germanys-...

Many interesting points in our interview w/ Wolfgang Ischinger @munsecconf.bsky.social - transatlantic relationship/NATO far from dead, but Trump administration’s actions in January have raised doubts about Washington’s reliability … 2/

Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the @munsecconf.bsky.social, on increased doubts about the Trump administration’s reliability. This interview is part of our upcoming special issue for the Munich Security Conference: ip-quarterly.com/en/we-have-g...

New from @barnabyjdye.bsky.social: The recent trips to New Delhi by Friedrich Merz and Ursula von der Leyen speak of the success of forging closer ties between Europe and India. But further efforts are needed. ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

New from @tbenner.bsky.social: As inspiring as Mark Carney’s new middle powers doctrine is, it needs more honesty and realism. ip-quarterly.com/en/carney-do...

My take on the recent visits to India by Merz and EU for @ipq.bsky.social We might look back at January 2026 as the foundation for a major EU-India relationship - a moment combining substance and symbolism, that generated trust on both sides through 'word and deed' ip-quarterly.com/en/tale-two-...

Europeans need to boldly re-engage in shaping not only their continent’s security order but also its broader political structures, @almutm.bsky.social writes in our winter issue. ip-quarterly.com/en/europes-a...

NEW from @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social: One year into his second administration, the contours of Donald Trump’s foreign policy have become clearer. ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-doc...

I really enjoyed this piece in @ipq.bsky.social, it's a much-needed dose of optimism. And as a reminder, being optimistic does not mean being naive. ip-quarterly.com/en/germans-n...

Amid tumultuous world events, Germany has become fearful of the future. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is right to try and address this, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in the latest Berlin Cable. ip-quarterly.com/en/germans-n...

"When it comes to clean industrial policy, the US and EU diverged fundamentally in their approaches during 2025. The next four years will determine who played their cards right." @ipq.bsky.social ip-quarterly.com/en/demonstra...

Notably, the document does not endorse the idea that European allies could play a role in Taiwan’s defense—contrary to arguments made by @johnrdeni.bsky.social ( breakingdefense.com/2026/01/the-...) and by @weberv.bsky.social & I in @ipq.bsky.social : ip-quarterly.com/en/case-berl...)

When it comes to clean industrial policy, the US and EU diverged fundamentally in their approaches last year. The next four years will determine who played their cards right. From our new winter issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/demonstra...

In his latest Warsaw Memo, Piotr Buras writes that Europe cannot afford the Polish-German impasse—but that the EU's rearmament effort is an opportunity for the two countries to improve their relationship. ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-ca...

As world leaders talk at Davos about the need for an international rules based order sans Trump, read Jacob Ross on the MAGA movement increasing its political presence in Europe. ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...

In our new issue, @fraghi.bsky.social addresses the EU's need for a plan in the age of strategic globalization: ip-quarterly.com/en/eu-needs-...

Friedrich Merz wants to make Germany a leading middle power. But as @dbroessler.bsky.social writes, assessing his foreign policy progress so far is a sobering exercise. ip-quarterly.com/en/post-atla...

For our new issue, William Drozdiak spoke to Emmanuel Macron, who is urging his fellow leaders to focus more on Africa, which will see a “spectacular transformation.” ip-quarterly.com/en/can-macro...

This, by @johnkampfner.bsky.social is really worth your while if you want to understand what’s happening in the UK where, with some help from the US (and a disoriented Labour government) the far right is going mainstream…

One of many timely pieces in our new issue: @johnkampfner.bsky.social on how MAGA is taking aim at “broken Britain": ip-quarterly.com/en/how-maga-...

Do read @rebeccawire.bsky.social in our new issue! I think Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not get enough credit for going down the eurobonds route without much drama when his plan to use the frozen Russian assets didn’t work out. He’s proven to be a v pragmatic “foreign” chancellor (Aussenkanzler)…

Russia’s Orthodox Church is part of Vladimir Putin’s power apparatus, wholeheartedly supporting and justifying the war of aggression against Ukraine. Priests who disagree face severe punishment or exile, @lucyaash.bsky.social writes in our new issue. ip-quarterly.com/en/peace-unt...

In December, the EU came up with a substantial amount of aid for Ukraine, despite pushback from multiple member states, and with options for future talks. Friedrich Merz deserves a lot of credit for getting the deal over the line, @rebeccawire.bsky.social writes. ip-quarterly.com/en/europe-pa...

Polling suggests that big majorities across Europe support common policies on defense, foreign policy, and trade. And, @ljohnson.bsky.social writes in our new issue, the latest EU summit showed how a more capable EU may come about. ip-quarterly.com/en/europeans...

What single step would best advance the EU right now? See what @nvondarza.bsky.social, @linnselle.bsky.social, @nathalietocci.bsky.social, @georginaewright.bsky.social, @alanderminna.bsky.social, @jeremycliffe.bsky.social, and more had to say. ip-quarterly.com/en/ideas-ple...

The US capture of Nicolás Maduro with the intention of "running" the country is only the latest event in which Europeans have been forced to watch helplessly from the sidelines. This needs to change, @henninghoff.bsky.social writes in our new issue. ip-quarterly.com/en/new-ideas...

Right back at it: Latest issue of IPQ, and it couldn't be more timely.

Super excited that my first piece has been published by IPQ. I write a brief comment on "Dare to differentiate". On the need that Germany and other EU member states from frontrunner groups in order to give more dynamic to European integration. Read for yourself 👇🏼

OUT NOW: Our winter issue, New Ideas for Europe, featuring @ljohnson.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social @linnselle.bsky.social @nathalietocci.bsky.social @georginaewright.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social and more... ip-quarterly.com/en/winter-20... (1/2)

Our winter issue, coming later this week...

New from @josephdeweck.bsky.social: Putin’s war against Ukraine has weakened Russia, turning it into a junior partner of China & triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will rebound against the United States in a similar way. ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...

New from @josephdeweck.bsky.social: Putin’s war against Ukraine has weakened Russia, turning it into a junior partner of China & triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will rebound against the United States in a similar way. ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...

Ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections next year, Mavjuda Akramova Ochs examines how the country has significantly expanded its links with the Organization of Turkic States, offering itself as a gateway to Europe. ip-quarterly.com/en/gateway-o...

Ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections next year, Mavjuda Akramova Ochs examines how the country has significantly expanded its links with the Organization of Turkic States, offering itself as a gateway to Europe. ip-quarterly.com/en/gateway-o...

From @lucyaash.bsky.social: Ukrainian artists are playing their part in the country’s war effort and sending bold messages of defiance. ip-quarterly.com/en/ukraines-...

Europe needs to actively promote an alternative to US unipolar power politics and US-China strategic competition, which do not serve the EU. New from @gesineweber.bsky.social: ip-quarterly.com/en/why-europ...

Don't want to read the US National Security Strategy? I have a nicer weekend read for you, hot off the press in @ipq.bsky.social: ip-quarterly.com/en/why-europ...

"It’s true that, under Trump, US aspirations to shape the global order are decreasing. At the same time, its activities in Europe are increasing: not in military terms, but in political ones." On MAGA & regime change in Europe: ip-quarterly.com/en/maga-and-...

New from @dgap.org's Stefan Meister: As Donald Trump seems prepared to end Russia’s war against Ukraine at almost any cost, Europeans need to become more active players in the peace plan. ip-quarterly.com/en/european-...

As US envoy Steve Witkoff heads for Moscow again, read Stefan Meister @meistefan1.bsky.social on why the Europeans need their own plan & become more active players ip-quarterly.com/en/european-...

Read @bertelsmannst.bsky.social's Jake Benford in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...

Read @bertelsmannst.bsky.social's Jake Benford in our fall issue: ip-quarterly.com/en/missing-p...

New from @ljohnson.bsky.social: The EU has said it wants to build a drone wall to defend against Russian incursions, but there’s uncertainty about what exactly such a wall would entail. ip-quarterly.com/en/building-...