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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Ten years after the Brexit referendum: The past, present and future of the UK's relationship with the EU
22 June 2026
This collection of short essays asks what leaving the EU means a decade after the divisive referendum, for Britain, for the EU and for the relationship between them.
Ten years after the Brexit referendum: Same threats, less say
22 June 2026
Ian Bond on how Britain can defend shared European security interests from outside the EU.
War in Iran: Who wins and who loses?
20 March 2026
The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must look after their own interests, regardless of Trump’s wrath.
Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Four lessons for European leaders
24 February 2026
For their own security as well as Ukraine’s, European leaders must tilt the balance of economic and military advantage against Putin.
EU-UK relations: Will 2026 be the year to reset the reset?
03 February 2026
A lot has changed in the world since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016. In response, the UK and EU need to be more willing to change fundamental aspects of their post-Brexit relationship.
European security in a time of war: Standing with Ukraine, against Russia and without the US
02 December 2025
Russian aggression & US indifference threaten Europe. Europe must build security against Russia, without the US but with Ukraine.
China and Europe: Can the EU and the UK find a shared strategy?
14 October 2025
China’s trade and industrial policy, its monopoly on many critical technologies and its geopolitical ambitions make it a genuinely systemic rival to the EU and the UK. They need to work together to defend their interests.
Can Europe save Ukraine – and itself – from Putin and Trump?
11 September 2025
Trump is not on Ukraine’s side, or Europe’s, but he cannot deliver peace on Putin’s terms. Rather than taking their lead from Trump, European leaders should act urgently to stop Russia’s advances and guarantee Ukraine’s security.
The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Relevant, or a relic?
28 July 2025
The Helsinki Final Act played a key role in ending the Cold War, but the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to which it gave birth, has progressively been sidelined in Europe’s security architecture.
NATO summit 2025: Time to build a proper European pillar?
02 June 2025
Neither an ‘EU-plus’ nor a ‘NATO-minus’ could fill all the gaps that would be left in European security if the US radically reduced its commitment to NATO.