With American competitiveness declining, the EU has a chance to offer tech start-ups something better. To create this new ...

A nuclear deterrent does not preclude major war. Putin has learnt this lesson—now Europe needs to do the same.

Last month the US announced a new policy for the Western Balkans: henceforth its decisions are to be guided by the need to pursue “direct return” for American companies. This replaces the goal of ...

Ever since Giorgia Meloni was elected prime minister of Italy in 2022, other European leaders have struggled to place her politically. Concerns about a post-fascist coming to power have largely ...

When the 13 EU member states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), their strategic partners and associate countries, gathered in Dubrovnik in April to mark the grouping’s tenth anniversary, they had ...

For the last four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has seemed a long way from African capitals. Despite some aftershocks, such as rising food and fuel prices, African countries largely ...

The new defence investment plan is weighed down by the habits of Britain’s defence establishment. By contrast, the British public appear readier to accept chang ...

Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister, is clear-eyed about his domestic political priorities. But, with the world order in flux, all eyes are on hi ...

In just under a year, pro-EU forces in Moldova enjoyed quite a shift in their electoral fortunes. The autumn 2024 presidential election saw incumbent Maia Sandu scrape an 11-point win in the run-off ...

Europe possesses the necessary political and economic tools to act against Israel’s settlement expansion. But it needs to deploy them fast, or risk the possibility of an independent and viable ...

The war on Iran has created a “Zeitenwende moment” for the Gulf monarchies. It marks nothing less than the end of their policy of strategic hedging, both globally and regionally. Despite their ...

The US president’s obsession with Greenland shows no signs of relenting, declaring earlier this month that “we need it for national security”. Then, on January 17th, he announced new tariffs on ...