Edward Lucas

Edward Lucas is a writer and analyst specializing in European security, 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 person is seen through a wall of photographs of prisoners at a former KGB prison.
A person is seen through a wall of photographs of prisoners at a former KGB prison.

Shadow Boxing With the Kremlin This article has an audio recording

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Edward Lucas
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The podcast logo for Ernstfall from Welt atop a half red and half blue gritty background.

War or Peace? Germany’s Decision-Makers Can’t Decide.

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Edward Lucas
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A woman in a black top with a large broach against a blue background.

Britain’s New Spy Chief Has a New Mission This article has an audio recording

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Edward Lucas
A black-and-white photo shows a snowy field with Finnish soldiers crossing it at various distances. The soldiers are bundled against the cold, and many carry rifles and wear cross-country skis or snowshoes.
A black-and-white photo shows a snowy field with Finnish soldiers crossing it at various distances. The soldiers are bundled against the cold, and many carry rifles and wear cross-country skis or snowshoes.

Russia’s Threats Against Finland Are Disturbingly Familiar

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Edward Lucas
A soldier is seen through bare branches as he reads by a campfire.
A soldier is seen through bare branches as he reads by a campfire.

7 Books That Reveal How Kremlin Decision-Makers Think

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Edward Lucas
Two people are seen out of focus in the foreground looking toward a stone fortress with a flag atop it.
Two people are seen out of focus in the foreground looking toward a stone fortress with a flag atop it.

The Perils of Irresponsible Reporting on Russia’s War

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Edward Lucas
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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Edward Lucas
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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Edward Lucas
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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Edward Lucas
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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Edward Lucas
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping

Democracies Need a United Strategy Against China

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Edward Lucas
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