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Forum: European Nuclear Deterrence and Donald Trump

Firming up European nuclear and conventional deterrence, in particular vis-à-vis Russia, calls for better coordination between Berlin, London and Paris, and deeper and more systematic consultation with other capitals.

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By Ulrich Kühn, Héloïse Fayet, Andrew Futter, Lukasz Kulesa, Paul van Hooft, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
Published on Feb 7, 2025
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Ulrich Kühn

Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program

Ulrich Kühn is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the head of the arms control and emerging technologies program at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg.

Héloïse Fayet

Andrew Futter

Lukasz Kulesa

Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute

Łukasz Kulesa is the deputy head of research at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM).

Paul van Hooft

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard is a postdoctoral fellow in the Political Science Department at the University of Oslo.

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Ulrich Kühn
Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program
Ulrich Kühn
Héloïse Fayet
Andrew Futter
Lukasz Kulesa
Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute
Lukasz Kulesa
Paul van Hooft
Kristin Ven Bruusgaard

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard is a postdoctoral fellow in the Political Science Department at the University of Oslo.

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
Western EuropeEuropeNuclear Policy

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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