The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering since before President Donald ...

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 and Russia. He was correct, but perhaps not ...

Europe is entering a moment of renewed strategic doubt. Conversations about security that once seemed theoretical have taken ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has long sought to position himself at the forefront of a major shift in Europe's security outlook, one that would see the continent invest significantly more in ...

From left: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Paris, France, May 6, 2024. Credit: X/ Emmanuel Macron ...

A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2026 was signed today by the Presidents of Parliament, Council and Commission.

Developments in the past six months have fed perceptions that, while the European Union is not perfect, it is no longer under threat of collapse. The election of the pro-EU French President Emmanuel ...

The current narrative that overregulation has harmed the EU’s competitiveness may cast a cloud on the appeal of copying the bloc’s rules in other parts of the world. Not long after that, European ...

Europe faces a critical need to upgrade its aging electricity grid, requiring $633 billion in investments by 2030, to support renewable energy integration. The lack of grid capacity is delaying or ...

It was November 28th 2024 when Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party suspended EU accession talks. This followed the European Parliament’s rejection of Georgia’s election result a month prior, ...

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