Lotje Boswinkel

Lotje Boswinkel is a PhD researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), a non-resident associate fellow at NATO Defense College, and a Hans J Morgenthau fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. Her research focuses on deterrence and US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

Lotje has published with Survival and International Affairs, and written various in-depth reports and policy briefs for think tanks and government institutions. Prior to joining CSDS, Lotje worked as a strategic analyst at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. She holds a Master’s degree in International Security from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

Selected publications:

Forever Bound? Japan’s Road to Self-defence and the US Alliance, Survival, Vol. 66, No. 3, June 2024, pp. 105-108.

Shades of Grim: Scenarios for Ukraine and Global Order, CSDS In-Depth paper, June 2024, with Luis Simón.

Trump-Proofing NATO: 2% Won’t Cut It, Royal United Services Institute, March 2024.

Arming Ukraine: Can Europe’s Bilateral Defence Agreements Make The Difference? CSDS Policy Brief, February 2024.

No Ordinary Arms Deal: Is Europe Learning Anything from AUKUS?, CSDS Policy Brief, June 2023, with Luis Simón.

Taking Stock: Europe’s Rearmament, One Year On, CSDS Policy Brief, March 2023.

How the Gulf States are using their air space to assert their sovereignty, International Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 4, July 2021, pp. 985-1006, with Florence Gaub.

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