Professor at John Hopkins University SAIS Europe. Senior fellow, IeP Bocconi University. Views my own
My views on the manufactured Ceuta migration crisis www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/t...
Migrant crisis in Spain was ‘a manufactured political crisis,’ says analyst | CNNBianna Golodryga speaks with Nathalie Tocci a former adviser to tje EU Foreign Policy Chief, about the recent influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta las...www.cnn.comWith Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’. But even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy. My piece @guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocciwww.theguardian.comAs Power&Purpose wraps up its first season, @A_Sloat & I reflect on our most memorable conversations & what we learned from our wonderful guests, above all from the people behind the politics. Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5fTc... Apple podcasts.apple.com/podcast/seas...
Season One Wrap-Up: What Have We Learned?Power & Purpose · Episodeopen.spotify.comDelighted to have contributed this By Invitation piece for The Economist on a question that has been troubling me deeply. How can Europeans switch into a war mentality, needed to prevent war, without actually entering it? And what can Ukraine teach us? www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocciwww.economist.comIn this new episode of Power&Purpose @F__Timmermans reflects on Europe’s quest for energy security and transition amid wars, transatlantic rupture & the China challenge. Above all he reminds us of the enduring value of diplomacy & principled leadership podcasts.apple.com/podcast/powe...
Frans Timmermans on Europe's Climate Leadership and Energy FuturePodcast Episode · Power & Purpose · July 13 · 52mpodcasts.apple.comListen to this wonderful new episode of Power&Purpose, where @A_Sloat and I talk with @KerstiKaljulaid about what Estonia teaches us when it comes to hybrid war and democratic resilience Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/07Bw... Apple podcasts.apple.com/podcast/kers...
Kersti Kaljulaid on Estonia's Lessons on Hybrid Threats and Democratic ResiliencePower & Purpose · Episodeopen.spotify.comOn the danger of Europe’s “pragmatic” turn. If Europe is overtaken by the sway of transactionalism, it will be hollowed out, meekly existing at the mercy of predatory imperial powers. Without a recommitment to its ideals, Europe will lose itself. www.theideasletter.org/essay/pragma...
Pragmatic FailureEurope’s greatest threat is not internal division but the erosion of the civic-liberal identity that has defined the European project since 1945. Tocci argues that, faced with the collapse of…www.theideasletter.orgDevelopments in Ukraine and Iran show that military superpowers are not getting it all their own way. In this age of global rupture, there’s still hope for international law. My latest www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law | Nathalie TocciDevelopments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocciwww.theguardian.comtransatlanticim as an ideology is over. The relationship is not. My essay @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15/t...
The End of Trans-AtlanticismAs an ideology, it’s over. But the relationship is not.foreignpolicy.comThis episode of Power&Purpose with Utaara Motu, out first millennial & guest from Africa is my favourite to date. A powerful account of Namibia's struggle for justice and her journey into politics, sharing lessons on what it means to lead in the digital age. open.spotify.com/episode/780C...
Utaara Mootu on Land, Next Gen Leadership, and Finding Her VoicePower & Purpose · Episodeopen.spotify.comOur new Power&Purpose episode with Cecilia Malmstrom is out! Listen in for a great conversation about trade wars, transatlantic ruptures and the wonderful ways in which personal and professional journeys don’t go according to plan! open.spotify.com/episode/5dmS... podcasts.apple.com/podcast/powe...
Cecilia Malmström on Trade Wars and Global TurbulencePower & Purpose · Episodeopen.spotify.com