Ian Lesser

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Ian Lesser

Ian Lesser

@ian_lesser

Distinguished Fellow, Advisor to President @gmfus; Chair in Transatlantic Affairs @collegeofeurope; Dir Ian Lesser BV. Opinions mine.

Brussels, Belgium Katılım Eylül 2018
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German Marshall Fund
German Marshall Fund@gmfus·
🇹🇷 What does the new US National Security Strategy mean for Türkiye? 🌍@ian_lesser's latest analysis explores how the strategy’s priorities—from a reduced US role in Middle East security to sharper transatlantic debates—could reshape Ankara’s choices and its engagement with NATO and Europe. It highlights both risks and openings for cooperation in a world of shifting alignments. ➡️ Read the piece: 👉 gmfus.org/news/turkiyes-…
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On Monday, GMF Brussels hosted a conference together with the @PLintheEU and @PISM_Brussels, exploring the challenges of boosting the EU’s defence. GMF’s @ian_lesser and Bart Szewczyk joined the two conference panels as speakers. Key takeaways👇 🔹 Russia’s aggression and shifting US policy have forced EU states to rearm. Defence budgets are rising, but Europe still lags in innovation: only 4% of EU defence spending goes to R&D compared to 16% in the US. 🔹 With just 18% of procurement done jointly, Europe is still missing the economies of scale it needs. Aggregating demand would speed up production, lower costs, and give the industry the confidence to invest. 🔹 EU member states must support established defence giants while scaling start-ups that bring deep tech into military innovation. Bridging this gap is essential to shorten acquisition cycles to under 24 months. 🔹 Europe’s dependence on US and Chinese raw materials is unsustainable. Building resilient supply chains is critical if the EU wants to be ready to deter aggression by 2030. 🌍 GMF thanks our speakers, partners, and attendees for contributing to the discussion.
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📓 In response to the overnight release of the Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy, GMF Distinguished Fellow @ian_lesser explained that “many Europeans will find this highly disturbing,” and that it sharpens existing concerns about the transatlantic relationship, Russia, and the war in Ukraine. ⤵️ Read full analysis in the @nytimes here: buff.ly/LO03xrE
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A privilege and pleasure to have been present at the creation of #AtlanticDialogues. Look forward to the 2025 edition!
Policy Center for the New South@PolicyCenterNS

🌍 Hear the voices shaping the #AtlanticDialogues community! 📍 North America, #USA 📺 @ian_lesser, Vice President of @gmfus, has attended every edition of the Atlantic Dialogues, witnessing its growth over the years. He highlights how this international conference fosters a unique dialogue between the North and South of the Atlantic, and beyond, at a time when such conversations are more important than ever. #AD2025 🔗ad.policycenter.ma

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🚨 As drone sightings disrupt airports across Europe, the question of how to respond is becoming urgent. In the @nytimes, GMF’s @ian_lesser compares the threat of drones to cyberattacks, where even small actors can cause outsized damage. The challenge for governments? Finding fast, cost-effective solutions to a risk that’s cheap, accessible, and increasingly disruptive. 📰 Read the article: buff.ly/B8pdXpn
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@CharlesTPowell I was the coxswain a year or so later. Not sure I helped. But it was fun. Sank the boat in February.
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Declan Walsh
Declan Walsh@declanwalsh·
A huge honor to win a prize this weekend at the Bayeux awards for war reporting.
Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie@PrixBayeux

@BayeuxOfficiel @CalvadosDep @RegionNormandie @amnestyfrance @NikonFR @RSF_fr @ARTEfr @FRANCE24 @FranceTV @MSF_france @OuestFrance14 @UNHCRfrance @Prefet14 🏆 Le Prix @OuestFrance - Jean Marin 📰 est attribué à @declanwalsh pour « Le Soudan en feu » paru dans @nytimes 👏 #Palmarès #Awards #PBCN2025 #PresseEcrite #PrixBayeux #Soudan

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The Belgian Navy 🇧🇪
The Belgian Navy 🇧🇪@TheBelgianNavy·
It’s getting closer… 🚢✨ Soon we’ll welcome the Oostende, the first of our new mine countermeasure vessels. Belgium and the Netherlands will each receive six of these state-of-the-art ships, designed to keep sea lanes open and safe for global trade. 🌍 📸 Spotted in August.
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Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı@OzgurHisarcikli·
In my piece, I discuss how the Hamas attack and Israel’s response overturned the Middle East’s shift to a more integrated regional order.
Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı@OzgurHisarcikli

Below are six insights into the shifts the world has seen since Hamas’ attack against Israel two years ago, by @ian_lesser , @DaliaZinaGhanem , @GabiAMitchell , @kristinakausch Hermine Sam and myself via @gmfus gmfus.org/news/long-glob…

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German Marshall Fund@gmfus·
🇮🇳🇪🇺🇺🇸 The 27th India Trilateral Forum, organized by GMF's @GarimaMo and the @SweMFA, begins today. This two-day forum brings together senior policymakers, experts, and industry leaders from the U.S., Europe, and India for closed-door conversations on key issues shaping global cooperation. 🛡️This edition will focus on security, defense, and defense-industrial collaboration, exploring new opportunities to strengthen partnerships between the US, India, and Europe.
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🛡️ "NATO has not yet invested in the kinds of technologies at the scale that would be needed to deal with that kind of a threat in a cost-effective way," GMF's @ian_lesser told NPR, of an EU defense ministers' meeting to discuss dealing with the emerging threat of isolated drone incidents in Europe. buff.ly/DYC2ngD
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İktisadi Kalkınma Vakfı - İKV
İktisadi Kalkınma Vakfı - İKV@ikv1965·
İKV Başkanı Ayhan Zeytinoğlu ve beraberindeki heyet, German Marshall Fund Brüksel Sorumlusu Ian Lesser ile çalışma yemeğinde bir araya geldi.
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