Foreign policy & defence
Polskie Radio 24: Historyczny rok w relacjach UE z Ukrainą. Jest zielone światło dla negocjacji członkowskich
30 December 2023
Z punktu widzenia psychologicznego to było ważne. Brak pozytywnej decyzji byłby sygnałem dla Putina, że Zachód nie zgadza się, by Ukraina była jego częścią. To byłby też krok w tył ze strony Unii - podkreślił w rozmowie z Polskim Radiem Ian Bond z londyńskiego Centre for European Reform.
CNBC: China sees the EU as a potential partner in a multipolar world
07 December 2023
Charles Grant, director at the Centre for European Reform, discusses EU-China relations on CNBC.
Judy Asks: Is the two-state solution feasible?
09 November 2023
Carnegie Europe
The war between Israel and Hamas makes the two-state solution less viable than ever before. Achieving peace requires political will, compromise, and initiative from the international community.
West underestimated importance of rule of law in Russia - former British ambassador to Latvia
09 November 2023
The Baltic Times
In the 1990s, the West missed several opportunities to push Russia in a different direction, primarily by focusing too much on Russia's economic transformation and underestimating the importance of the rule of law.
CER Podcast: Where is Europe in the Israel Hamas conflict?
07 November 2023
Camino Mortera-Martinez, Luigi Scazzieri and Nathalie Tocci discuss Europe's role in the Israel Hamas conflict.
BBC News: EU pause in military activity is less ambitious than ceasefire
23 October 2023
Luigi Scazieri spoke to BBC News, "I think it's fair to say that the initial response [from the EU] was not particularly smooth. In the days immediately after the Hamas atrocities, there were visible divisions between the member-states and different parts of the EU institutions. And in particular, Commission President...
L’Europa e il conflitto di Gaza: peso limitato, poche buone opzioni
22 October 2023
Aspenia Online
La risposta iniziale dell’UE al conflitto tra Israele e Hamas è stata caotica.
Georgia's foreign policy and its alignment with the EU CSFP
07 September 2023
The Georgian Institute of Politics
The risks of strengthening ties with Russia in the midst of its war of aggression against Ukraine should be obvious.
Monocle Radio - The Monocle Daily: Russia lambasts the Ukraine peace talks
07 August 2023
Russia lambasts peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia – to which Moscow was not invited. With Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the CER and Daniella Peled.
What would UK-EU defence industrial co-operation look like?
12 July 2023
Encompass
Defence, security and foreign policy co-operation were not part of the 2020 Trade and Co-operation Agreement that underpins the post-Brexit UK-EU relationship.
Stop treating Ukraine like a chemistry experiment
11 July 2023
Encompass
It strikes me that Western countries are still approaching Ukraine like careful chemists, trying to provide just enough military help to neutralise Russia's invasion without overdoing it.
CER podcast: NATO in Vilnius: What's next for Ukraine?
11 July 2023
Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri discuss the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Judy Asks: Is Ukraine's NATO membership realistic?
06 July 2023
Carnegie Europe
Ukraine’s NATO membership is essential if the West wants to deter Vladimir Putin — or a Putin-like future Russian leader — from attacking the country again.
Monocle Radio: The Monocle Daily
03 July 2023
In the studio, Terry Stiastny and Ian Bond discuss the EU’s approach to Russian assets, why France and Germany have fallen out of love and how ‘Barbie’ has become an unlikely agitator in Vietnam.
Britanski diplomata za N1: Čini se kao da narod u Rusiji voli Vagnerovce
27 June 2023
Bivši britanski ambasador u Letoniji i ekspert za postsovjetski prostor Ijan Bond izjavio je u emisiji Global fokus da je predsednik Rusije Vladimir Putin mnogo ranjiviji nego što se mislilo,
Newstalk: The Wagner group is posing the biggest ever threat
26 June 2023
Speaking to Joe on the show this morning was Ian Bond a former diplomat and now director for foreign policy at the CER.
BBC Newsnight: Cost of Ukraine reconstruction
19 June 2023
Ian Bond, director of foreign policy at the CER says "Lawyers differ on this, but there are at least precedents for state assets being taken and used for other purposes."
Principles for Europe's relations with Russia after the war
11 June 2023
Eurodefense
Sooner or later, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine will end. What Western governments don’t know is what kind of Russia they will be dealing with at that point.
Erdogan's victory and the west
10 June 2023
Cyprus Mail
Erdoğan’s re-election as Turkish president means that Ankara’s relations with its Western allies will remain turbulent. The West should expect a bumpy ride.
Giving Ukraine NATO membership is the best way to prevent World War III in Europe
10 June 2023
Encompass
When they met in Bucharest in April 2008, NATO leaders discussed the membership aspirations of Georgia and Ukraine and declared “these countries will become members of NATO”.