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Ulrich Speck

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Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington D.C. (non-resident); columnist for Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ); author of Der Wille zur Weltmacht. Droemer 2025
Heidelberg/Berlin Joined June 2009
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Ulrich Speck @ulrichspeck
Threatened by an axis of challengers, Europe and the US must overcome their mutual grievances and move toward the next chapter in transatlantic relations -- a memo by @peterrough and me for @HudsonInstitute hudson.org/foreign-policy…
www.hudson.org America and Europe: A Blueprint for the Next Chapter Threatened by an Axis of Challengers, the United States and Europe Need to Reclaim the Initiative Together
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Ulrich Speck @ulrichspeck
Clear how these differences must be managed: credible defense and deterrence against Russia.

What hasn’t worked: talks and agreement.

We need more experience-based realism in relations with Russia, instead of wishful thinking.
Samuel Charap @scharap 2d
“those differences over the regional order must be managed. Otherwise, conflict is likely to break out again in Ukraine or other states that border Russia at some point in the future.” stimson.org/2023/elements-… 5/5
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Doctrine must be developed at the level of NATO -- not by France, potentially ruled by Marine Le Pen, telling Germany and Central Europeans what they can and can't do in their defense and deterrence against Russia. This would put France in the role of a hegemon.
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"French officials are anxious that Macron’s concept of “forward deterrence” means Moscow would hold Paris accountable for strikes conducted by partners. “If you invite someone into your house, you are responsible if they set it ablaze,” said one official" ft.com/content/7f61b5…
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"French officials are anxious that Macron’s concept of “forward deterrence” means Moscow would hold Paris accountable for strikes conducted by partners. “If you invite someone into your house, you are responsible if they set it ablaze,” said one official" ft.com/content/7f61b5…
www.ft.com France pressures Germany over nuclear risks of long-range missiles Paris asks Berlin to clarify when it would use ‘deep precision strikes’ against Russia to avoid nuclear retaliation