Eighty years after total war transformed the continent, European countries are making big bets on new instruments of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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The continent’s innovation success stories and renewed sense of purpose defy criticism of overregulation “The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” is how critics summarize the continent’s ...