Ian Bond
Ian Bond
Deputy director
Areas of expertise
Russia and the former Soviet Union, European foreign policy, Europe/Asia relations, US foreign policy.
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CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The EU in 2024
18 December 2024
Six of our researchers reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2025.
The Joint Expeditionary Force: Deterrent, defender, or distraction?
Carnegie Endowment
06 December 2024
Since Baltic and Nordic member countries remain invested in the force, they should ensure that it has realistic tasks, is resourced to perform them, and contributes to NATO activities in the region.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: What does Trump mean for European security?
12 November 2024
Luigi Scazzieri, Ian Bond and Sophia Besch discuss the impact of Trump on European security.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Moldova and Georgia: In Brussels' orbit, or Moscow's?
31 October 2024
Ian Bond and Zselyke Csaky discuss the elections in Georgia and Moldova.
The road to Europe for Georgia and Moldova: No diversion via Moscow
Encompass
24 October 2024
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine spent decades trying to persuade the EU to offer them the prospect of membership. It took Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 for them to get the EU to agree.
Voice of America: Ian Bond: "The proposal to Ukraine to join NATO is still rather an attractive figure of speech"
10 October 2024
According to Ian Bond, the deputy director of the London-based Centre for European Reform, who spoke with the Russian service of the Voice of America, there is still a whole group of NATO countries, led by the United States, that are not sure that Ukraine should be granted full membership of NATO.
Want a ‘reset’ with the EU, PM? Here’s how you could pull it off…
The Independent
02 October 2024
With Keir Starmer in Brussels to restore post-Brexit relationships with European leaders, Ian Bond suggests ‘low-key’ is the name of the game when it comes to influencing foreign policy.
TRT World: Can Ukraine maintain its gains from the incursion into Russia?
16 August 2024
Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER spoke to TRT World about Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory.
Reino Unido-UE: hacia un alineamiento
La Razon
06 July 2024
El próximo gobierno británico necesita una estrategia coherente hacia la UE, que abarque desde el comercio y la regulación hasta la energía, la política exterior y la defensa.
Judy Asks: Will enlargement spur EU reform?
Carnegie Europe
27 June 2024
Enlargement might spur EU reform, but I won’t hold my breath for more than minor changes.