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Lawrence Freedman

What Lawrence Freedman thinks about Europe

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Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London and official historian of the Falklands campaign; writes on strategy at Comment is Freed.

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4 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Lawrence Freedman has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingNATO enlargement was driven by the demand of the countries that wanted in, not by an alliance pushing east.

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    Their wordsEnlargement was demand and not supply led.

    ↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 3rd of 9 in this piece

  3. Our readingPutin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite.

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    Their wordsRecall that one of Putin’s objectives in 2022 was to ‘demilitarise’ Ukraine. He has achieved the opposite.

    ↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 7th of 9 in this piece

  5. Our readingUkraine is becoming a de facto member of NATO without ever formally joining it.

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    Their wordsUkraine is becoming a de facto member of NATO.

    ↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 8th of 9 in this piece

  7. Our readingUkraine is defending Europe's borders, not only its own.

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    Their wordsWhen the Ukrainians say that they are defending Europe’s borders they are correct.

    ↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 9th of 9 in this piece