The White Paper for European Defence gets the external military imperatives right, but the EU has yet to reconcile them with its internal political and market logic:

“There are three ways the EU can rectify this as it seeks to prioritize resources to achieve combat readiness against Russia by 2030,” Henrik Larsen addresses gaps in the EU’s White Paper for European Defense. buff.ly/6dipKQu

'Security and Warfare in Ukraine: Domestic and Global Developments Post-2022' on 6 June at St Antony's College: politics.ox.ac.uk/event/security…

🚨 Why do deterrence efforts fail? Often, it’s not what is said, but how it’s said. New HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies report by HCSS strategic advisor Dr. Jeffrey H. Michaels explores the power—and pitfalls—of deterrence warning messages. 📘 Read more: hcss.nl/report/deterre…

The agnostic US commitment to NATO’s collective defence calls on the Europeans to build their own deterrent against Russia. A new analysis by Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen icds.ee/en/toward-a-eu…

❗️Henrik’s new work calls for the Europeanised NATO. Worth taking a look 👀

Thank you, dear Grete Grete Sillasen, for the warm hospitality this Saturday afternoon. It was a pleasure to meet friends of free Belarus in the beautiful garden of the Danish Embassy 🇩🇰 in Vilnius. Now I know what Danish 'hygge' really means!

#Ukraine will need tough love from the EU to fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 New CER insight by Henrik Larsen Read here: buff.ly/VMJCduq

Tough love: How the EU should tackle corruption and the rule of law in Ukraine: cer.eu/insights/tough…

Brussels has a bargaining position that it can use more effectively to get Ukraine back on track for EU membership. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 New CER insight by Henrik Larsen Read here: buff.ly/VMJCduq

Reforms need a boost in the short term and consolidation in the medium term to achieve EU membership in the long run. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 New CER insight by Henrik Larsen Read here: buff.ly/VMJCduq

[Insight] #RuleOfLaw & #EUNeighbourhood - Tough love: How the #EU should tackle corruption and the rule of law in #Ukraine, by Henrik Larsen | CER pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analys…

Can Europe Catch Up On Laser Weapons? | "The continent must leverage its strong industrial base to catch up with the introduction of high-energy laser weapons." Henrik Larsen #TechPol cepa.org/article/can-eu…

Build The Drone Wall!