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Stumbling blocs: Why the EU’s future security depends on successful enlargement
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, US vice president J.D. Vance asserted that Europe faces more threats from within than it does threats from China...
From Brexit to breakthrough? The future of EU-UK cooperation
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Spoil or shape: How Europeans can impact US-Russia talks on Ukraine
Recent talks between the US and Russia are making Europeans anxious. While there is a chance that the discussions could bring Russia’s war in Ukraine...
No time to drift: Trump, China, and the urgency of a stronger EU-Japan alignment
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reignited deep anxiety in both Tokyo and Brussels. If the first Trump administration created tremors...
Back to the future: How the EU can upgrade its AI Continent Action Plan
Problem “The AI race is far from over” proclaimed European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Paris AI summit, “and global leadership is...
Shallow seas and “shadow fleets”: Europe’s undersea infrastructure is dangerously vulnerable
China unveiled a new deep-sea device capable of cutting undersea cables to a depth of 4,000 meters in late March, sparking fears that previously secure...
Why Europe’s withdrawal from humanitarian disarmament treaties could be a win for Russia
Problem Finland’s government has announced plans for the country to formally withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (or the Ottawa treaty). In March, Lithuania’s...
Discretion or disruption: The RN cannot remain so ambivalent about its foreign policy path
On 31st March, a criminal court in Paris found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement of EU funds. The court sentenced Le Pen, the far-right...
Taiwan’s balancing act: Keeping the US in, China out, and domestic technology superior
Nearly 8,000 kilometers separate Taipei and Kiev, but reminders of the fate of Ukraine are ever-present in Taiwan’s capital. They are seen in a yellow...
Hold the line: EU actions must counter Orban and Netanyahu’s defiance of the ICC
Problem Hungary intends to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Its far-right prime minister Viktor Orban made the announcement shortly after his Israeli counterpart...