My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Other contributors (cont'd): @ed-owen.bsky.social (@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, @thirdway.bsky.social) @james-rogers.bsky.social (@congeostrategy.bsky.social) Peter Watkins (UK Ministry of Defence [2014-2018], King’s College London)

‘The boundaries between foreign and domestic policy are increasingly blurred, and national security can no longer be an issue left only to diplomatic and defence specialists,’ writes @ed-owen.bsky.social, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Did you catch the latest Big Ask? How should the next National Security Strategy differ from the integrated reviews? ✍️ @evieaspinall.bsky.social, Dr Hillary Briffa, Robert Clark, Dr Michael Clarke, Ruth Harris, @ed-owen.bsky.social, @james-rogers.bsky.social, Peter Watkins #BritainsWorld

Starmer achieved a diplomatic triumph in D.C. but the challenges will keep on coming @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/keir...

🇺🇸 "Bruised by attacks from Elon Musk and JD Vance, most European leaders are considerably less charitable and see Trump as, at best, an unreliable partner and, at worst, outright hostile." ✍️ Ed Owen previews Keir Starmer's meeting with Trump today: labourlist.org/2025/02/us-u...

Ukraine is Starmer’s opportunity to define his government’s purpose. My comment for @labourlist.bluesky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/us-u...

A few thoughts on Starmer & the UK government following my brief trip to London just days before his visit to D.C. later this week www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-owe...

Important. Gosh. The PM: “These crucial days ahead will determine the future security of our continent. As I will say in Paris, peace comes through strength. But the reverse is also true. Weakness leads to war.” www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

“The Trump Presidency is a brutal application of raw political power - but one we have to deal with.” My take on the first weeks of Trump 2.0 for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/trum...

We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started. It is clear that any deal behind our backs will not work. You need the Europeans, you need the Ukrainians. Extracts from my doorstep ahead of NATO Defence Ministers meeting ↓

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional. Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees. In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role. Our Weimar+ statement ↓

When it comes to durable peace in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze understands what the Trump team appears not to: "Degrading Russia's military capabilities is the way to peace". Weakness, of the kind Trump & Hegseth showed today, only encourages Putin. www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

And so the sell-out of Ukraine begins alongside the weakening of the US’s commitment to European security www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Many thx to @financialtimes.com for publishing my piece on the lessons we can learn from the significant fall in the US prison population over the last 15 years

Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1

Good piece on Mandelson’s plans in D.C. by @joepike.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is controversial. But, as a Brit, the US position is a novel one. All countries in Europe (& most globally outside the Americas) demand at least one parent has legal citizenship/residence for a child born on its territory to be a citizen 🧵

"Starmer is working hard to build a close relationship with the new President, but the pressure from many at home and overseas will, at times, be intense" Ed Owen on the challenges Trump's return poses for Britain, America and the world

Trump’s return to power, how did we get here & what does it mean for America, the UK & the world. My take for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/01/news...

Here’s my take for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the decision to nominate Peter Mandelson as the next UK ambassador here in the US www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Excellent news. Peter will bring top-level political & policy expertise at a crucial time for the UK/US relationship & will be able to influence the US system in a way no career diplomat could www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Nervous in D.C. 🩵