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Cooperation and Integration: Why Vilnius is also about EU

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is widely said to have transformed European defense, aligning threat perceptions, raising defense budgets, and focusing political will.

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By Sophia Besch
Published on Jul 5, 2023

Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)

About the Author

Sophia Besch

Former Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Sophia Besch was a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on European foreign and defense policy.

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