Author: Benjamin Tallis

Dr Benjamin Tallis is Director of the Democratic Strategy Initiative, a Berlin think tank established to address Europe’s strategic deficit and develop the strategies needed to win the systemic competition against authoritarian regimes.

19 November 2024

‘Europe and Canada Must Forget Trump and Form a Coalition of the Willing to Defend Ukraine’

Senior politicians, military leaders and experts send an open letter calling on Europe and Canada to join forces in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression

Defence, Donald Trump, Europe, Foreign Affairs, UK Politics, Ukraine, US Politics
14 March 2024

Chancellor Scholz Must Change Course and Support Ukraine to Win

An Open Letter to Germany’s Leaders from International and German Experts

Defence, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Germany, Russia, The European Union, Ukraine, War and Conflict
11 July 2023

How Britain Can Help Ukraine and Secure Europe: By Extending its Joint Expeditionary Force

As there is no consensus yet to invite Ukraine into NATO, an interim security deal would be guaranteed by including it and Poland in the JEF

Europe, Foreign Affairs, Poland, UK Politics, Ukraine
30 August 2022

EU Visa Ban on Russian Tourists: Unleashing the Full Arsenal of Democracy

With EU Ministers set to make a decision tomorrow, Benjamin Tallis argues that there is a liberal case for a Russian visa ban, and the opposition to it reveals a weakness in European democracy

Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Migration, Russia, The European Union, Ukraine