Activities

Can Europe Withstand a War in the Long Run?

Europe is militarily dependent—and strategically directionless, writes Lukas Mengelkamp in the IPG Journal. The crucial question, he argues, is not how  ...

Beyond Maneuver Theory

Europe must learn once again to develop military strategies from its own perspective, argue Lukas Mengelkamp and Sam Vincent (LSE) in  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp in the Media: What Is NATO’s Mission?

Lukas Mengelkamp gave an interview to MDRAktuell on the question: “What exactly is the mission of NATO?” (link).  ...

Military Strategy from a European Perspective

Europe must regain the capacity to develop military strategies from its own perspective, argue Lukas Mengelkamp and Sam Vincent (London School  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp in the Media: NATO Exercise “Steadfast Dart”

Lukas Mengelkamp spoke with the New York Times about the NATO exercise “Steadfast Dart” (link).  ...

The US National Defense Strategy and Its Implications for Europe

The new U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS) sets clear priorities. But what does this mean for Europe? Together with Frank Kuhn  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp in the Media: NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the US

Lukas Mengelkamp gave Radio Bremen 2 his assessment of the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Conference and the negotiations between the US and  ...

Germany’s Military Buildup: Rearmament Without Strategy?

Germany aims to become Europe’s strongest conventional armed force. But will it also develop a civil-military relationship that fosters a substantive  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp in the Media: Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska

Lukas Mengelkamp spoke with WDR about expectations around the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska (link).  ...

Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima: Interviews on Tagesschau, ARD Radio, and in Daily Newspapers

Eighty years ago, nuclear weapons were used in war for the first time. In the final days of the Second World  ...