Ian Bond
Ian Bond
Deputy director
Areas of expertise
Russia and the former Soviet Union, European foreign policy, Europe/Asia relations, US foreign policy.
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The road to Europe for Georgia and Moldova: No diversion via Moscow
Encompass
24 October 2024
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine spent decades trying to persuade the EU to offer them the prospect of membership. It took Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 for them to get the EU to agree.
Voice of America: Ian Bond: "The proposal to Ukraine to join NATO is still rather an attractive figure of speech"
10 October 2024
According to Ian Bond, the deputy director of the London-based Centre for European Reform, who spoke with the Russian service of the Voice of America, there is still a whole group of NATO countries, led by the United States, that are not sure that Ukraine should be granted full membership of NATO.
Want a ‘reset’ with the EU, PM? Here’s how you could pull it off…
The Independent
02 October 2024
With Keir Starmer in Brussels to restore post-Brexit relationships with European leaders, Ian Bond suggests ‘low-key’ is the name of the game when it comes to influencing foreign policy.
TRT World: Can Ukraine maintain its gains from the incursion into Russia?
16 August 2024
Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER spoke to TRT World about Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory.
Reino Unido-UE: hacia un alineamiento
La Razon
06 July 2024
El próximo gobierno británico necesita una estrategia coherente hacia la UE, que abarque desde el comercio y la regulación hasta la energía, la política exterior y la defensa.
Judy Asks: Will enlargement spur EU reform?
Carnegie Europe
27 June 2024
Enlargement might spur EU reform, but I won’t hold my breath for more than minor changes.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: What would a Labour government mean for Europe?
26 June 2024
Aslak Berg, Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri discuss the UK election.
Judy Asks: Are Europeans prepared to send troops to Ukraine?
Carnegie Europe
16 May 2024
Deploying troops to Ukraine, even for non-combat duties, entails risks most European countries are currently unwilling to take. The priority right now must be ramping up aid to Kyiv.
Varoitus lännen Ukraina-linjan epämääräisyydestä – ”täysimittainen hyökkäys Nato-maahan”
Verkkouutiset
01 May 2024
Puolustussotaa käyvän Ukrainan tilanne on brittiläisen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikan asiantuntijan Ian Bond mukaan erityisen vaarallinen osaltaan siksi, että läntiset poliitikot ovat ilmaisseet omat tavoitteensa liian epämääräisesti.
Euronews: Brussels, my love? Is Europe ready for Trump in the White House?
06 April 2024
We were joined by Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER who warned that Trump was "subservient" to Putin - which is a threat to America's European allies.