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This report highlights key lessons learned from Ukraine in the context of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure following the full-scale invasion in 2022. The report focuses on operators of wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power plants. The findings are based on interviews with stakeholders directly involved in Ukraine’s energy sector, along with insights from […]

Today, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen launched the Global Space Council, a group of space leaders and experts who will raise political and public awareness about the threats posed by the overcrowding of outer space and the overconsumption of our shared space resources. In 2018, there were roughly 2,000 active satellites in space. […]

Former NATO Secretary General recommends new transatlantic burden-sharing formula following Donald Trump’s re-election For immediate release: Anders Fogh Rasmussen today presented recommendations for a new European security plan for Ukraine. Following the re-election of US president Donald Trump, Mr. Rasmussen argues that an acceptable resolution to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will require Europe and Ukraine […]

Sanctions are a vital tool in targeting Russia’s war capabilities. The EU progressively imposed sanctions against Russia following the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, and in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU adopted new, sweeping sanctions against Moscow. However, Russia has been effective at devising schemes for restoring […]

Open letter from Anders Fogh Rasmussen and members of the Friends of Armenia Network ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan To Those Attending COP29 In Baku, The irony of the world’s most important climate conference being held in Baku will certainly not be lost on you. Fossil fuels represent 90 per cent of all Azeri […]

Following Russia’s illegal 2022 invasion of Ukraine, President Volodomyr Zelenskyy asked Anders Fogh Rasmussen to co-lead with his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, an international working group on long-term security commitments for Ukraine.  The resulting Kyiv Security Compact—a proposal for a web of international security guarantees for Ukraine—became the foundation of a G7 joint declaration […]

Statement by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the outcome of the 75th anniversary NATO summit and the launch of the Ukraine Compact in Washington D.C. “Yesterday evening, leaders from 20 countries joined President Biden and President Zelenskyy to launch the Ukraine Compact in Washington D.C. This is an important moment. The Compact brings together a […]

Statement by former NATO Secretary General and Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen on signing of U.S. – Ukraine bilateral security act. “Yesterday evening the United States signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Ukraine. This is an important moment; it shows that the United States is committed to Ukraine’s security for the long-haul. The […]

International Taskforce on Ukraine’s Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration outlines a clear path for Ukraine to join NATO and proposes immediate steps to reinforce Ukraine’s security. The International Taskforce led by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak today released a report entitled Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Future: Paving […]

Statement by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen marking the Alliance’s seventy-fifth anniversary: “Born from the ashes of the Second World War, NATO has maintained peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic for seventy-five years—and it is stronger today than ever before. As we mark NATO’s seventy-fifth anniversary, it is essential that we prepare our […]

Former prime ministers, commissioners, ministers, and sitting parliamentarians release report calling for more Europe in Armenia; more Armenia in Europe. Armenia is pivoting to the West. The European Union has an interest in supporting this reorientation in order to strengthen Armenia’s democracy and help bring lasting peace to the South Caucasus. The Friends of Armenia […]

The Russian war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of dual-use space capabilities.  With strong economic incentives for the deployment of mega-constellations of several thousands of expandable satellites,  valuables resources in low-Earth orbit (LEO) have become increasingly congested and contested. LEO fragility is defined by the growing risks to the integrity of space systems and […]