Edward Lucas

Edward Lucas is a nonresident fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, a former senior editor at the Economist, and the author, most recently, of Spycraft Rebooted: How Technology Is Changing Espionage.

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A soldier salutes from atop a tank with the buildings of Red Square around it in the background.
A soldier salutes from atop a tank with the buildings of Red Square around it in the background.

What a Trump Reset With Russia Could Look Like 

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Edward Lucas
Soldiers from various NATO allies take part in a military exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19.
Soldiers from various NATO allies take part in a military exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19.

America Will Miss Europe’s Dependence When It’s Gone This article has an audio recording

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Edward Lucas
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with energy company CEOs at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with energy company CEOs at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020.

Comrade Trump

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefs the press on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the German Chancellery in Berlin on Feb. 24.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefs the press on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the German Chancellery in Berlin on Feb. 24.

Why Germany Has Learned the Wrong Lessons From History

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Edward Lucas
Johnson and Zelensky in Kyiv
Johnson and Zelensky in Kyiv

Will British Security Policy Take a New Turn After Boris Johnson?

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A young Czech woman shouts at Soviet soldiers
A young Czech woman shouts at Soviet soldiers

The West Needs a Cure for Cold War Fever

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U.S. Army soldiers take part in a NATO exercise at a military training area near Novo Selo, Bulgaria on April 21.
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a NATO exercise at a military training area near Novo Selo, Bulgaria on April 21.

NATO Is Out of Shape and Out of Date

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Edward Lucas
Tanks are shown on a snowy, barren field.
Tanks are shown on a snowy, barren field.

NATO Is Dangerously Exposed in the Baltic

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Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping

Democracies Need a United Strategy Against China

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Illustration by Delcan & Company for Foreign Policy

The Spycraft Revolution This article has an audio recording

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Dark Soldiers of the New Order

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Welcome to Baltland

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N&J CLARK/ROBERT HARDING WORLD IMAGERY/CORBIS

The Fall and Rise and Fall Again of the Baltic States

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