THE LINDLEY-FRENCH ANALYSIS: SPEAKING TRUTH UNTO POWER

A Regular Commentary on Strategic Affairs from a Leading Commentator and Analyst
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Sunday, 24 May 2026

HMS Hood

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  “…the danger persists that Europeans are moving inexorably towards a lowest common denominator European force, an analogue ‘European Army’...
Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Tianxia: Everything Under Heaven

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  “You know, when you look at the odds, China is a very, very powerful, big country. That’s a very small island. Think of it, it’s 59 miles ...
Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Another Great British Defence Lie

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  April 7th.   Another British government, another great defence lie. Sadly, Britain can no longer be trusted as a reliable defence ally bec...
Monday, 30 March 2026

A Radical Defence Idea

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   “…the thought is that we would take over not all, but a very large number of, future British orders; and when they came off the line, whe...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026

The National Interest?

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“I have been attacked by some for my decision not to join the offensive against Iran. But at every stage, I have stood by my principles – Pr...
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Julian Lindley-French is Chairman of The Alphen Group, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Statecraft, Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and Director of Europa Analytica. He was formerly Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, National Defense University, Washington DC. Eisenhower Professor of Defence Strategy at the Netherlands Defence Academy,and Special Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Leiden. He is a Fellow of Respublica in London, and a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington. Latest books: NATO: The Enduring Alliance 2023 (Routledge); Future War and the Defence of Europe 2022 (Oxford); The Oxford Handbook of War 2014 (Oxford) The Friendly-Clinch Health Warning: The views contained herein are entirely my own and usually do reflect those of any institution.
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