Ukraine has received about $100bn a year in external support to fund its resistance to Russian aggression. America and Europe have largely footed the bill. But the Trump administration is

Problem On July 2nd, the European Commission proposed a new 2040 target: a 90% net reduction in the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels. However, only 7% of

This week, Mark Leonard is joined by Henry Farrell, ECFR council member and professor at John Hopkins University, to discuss Henry’s new book “Underground Economy”, co-authored by Abraham Newman. In

From 2008 to 2021, nearly a third of Europe’s unicorns—startups valued over $1bn—relocated abroad, mostly to the United States. In 2024, startups raising $15–100m attracted $51.5bn in the US, but

Air superiority lies at the heart of modern military victory. It gives armed forces the ability to control the skies; it enables ground manoeuvres, protects logistics, suppresses enemy capabilities and

Problem Tariff threats from the United States have been making headlines for months, but Europe faces an even greater danger: China’s stranglehold on rare earth elements and permanent magnets. European

During last week’s NATO summit, Denmark announced that it will allocate €1.26bn to support Ukrainian production of long-range drones for its war effort against Russia. Danish prime minster Mette Frederiksen’s

This year the EU and China are marking 50 years of formal relations. China remains the EU’s largest trading partner in terms of imports, but the EU’s position towards the

Summary Incoming Chinese competition is an ominous sign for one of Europe’s last clean technology hopes—wind turbine manufacturing. China has already eradicated Europe’s solar industry. It also dominates the supply

This week, officials from around the world are meeting in Seville for a landmark event in the development policy calendar: the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development. The previous

Summary Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moldova has been Russia’s second most important target, with hybrid war stopping just short of direct military intervention. After three tense

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