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The Risks of Rushing to Denial in the Taiwan Strait

The United States’ military strategy of rushing to denial in the Western Pacific may undermine its political strategy of “strategic ambiguity” over Taiwan if Beijing views it as an undeclared shift to “strategic clarity.”

Commentary by Sean Monaghan — March 24, 2025

Can Trump Persuade Putin to Make Peace in Ukraine?

President Trump has not ended Putin’s war in Ukraine in a day but has invited Putin to the negotiating table. Persuading Putin to actually make peace in Ukraine will be more difficult—and require Trump to master the art of coercive diplomacy.

Commentary by Sean Monaghan — January 29, 2025

The Joint Expeditionary Force: From Northern Europe to Ukraine

At a summit of the ten-nation, UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force in Tallinn, Estonia, this week, leaders focused on supporting Ukraine, securing critical undersea infrastructure, investing more in defense, and contesting Russian aggression in Northern Europe.

Commentary by Sean Monaghan — December 19, 2024

What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?

From July 9–11, all 32 NATO allies and several global partners will gather in Washington, D.C., for a historic summit, 75 years since the alliance’s founding. This meeting comes at a perilous time, with NATO facing a war in Europe amid several global crises.

Critical Questions by Sean Monaghan, Sissy Martinez, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, and Otto Svendsen — July 2, 2024

Why Can’t the West Force Russia to Make Peace in Ukraine?

Last week’s peace summit in Switzerland produced the widest international endorsement yet of principles to end the war in Ukraine. But why can’t the West force Russia to accept them, as President Zelensky has called for?

Commentary by Sean Monaghan — June 26, 2024

Europe Needs More Conventional Forces, Not Its Own Nukes

The U.S. election has renewed debate about an independent European nuclear force. Yet this distracts from the real European defense issue: a lack of conventional combat power. Europe's main task remains the same as during the Cold War: strengthen conventional deterrence.

Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Sean Monaghan — June 21, 2024

Is NATO Ready for War?

Allied leaders will soon gather in Washington for NATO’s 75th anniversary summit. Ahead of that historic meeting, this paper takes stock of the progress allies have made to strengthen their deterrence and defense since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Report by Sean Monaghan, Eskil Jakobsen, Sissy Martinez, Mathieu Droin, Gregory Sanders, Nicholas Velazquez, Cynthia R. Cook, Anna Dowd, and Maeve Sockwell — June 11, 2024