Europe Needs a College of Europe at the Black Sea – part 1
Constanța on a summer evening can feel like a scene from another era—the sound of an old French chanson drifting over the promenade, families...
The New AI Geopolitics: Governance, Power, and Technological Nationalism
Abstract: This article explores the rising convergence of national security considerations and global proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, especially focusing on the geopolitical...
Distant Water Cannot Quench a Nearby Fire: Why Europe’s China Strategy Arrives Too Late and Aims Too Low
In the space of ten days, President Xi Jinping received the two leaders most capable of reshaping the global economic order. President Donald Trump...
Trump, Xi and Europe’s Macedonian Moment
In the marble halls of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People this week, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping concluded a summit many...
Italy’s Perspective: What the Yerevan EPC Revealed About Europe’s Diverging Strategic Voices
Much has been said about France’s engagement in Armenia, and for good reason. Paris has been one of the most visible European actors in...
Yerevan and the End of Europe’s Comfortable Politics
The European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Yerevan is being framed as another milestone in Europe’s post-Ukraine diplomatic architecture. It is a stress test....
Trump’s AI Strategy Exposes Europe’s Strategic Ambiguity
In a move to ensure U.S. global leadership in AI, on March 20, 2026, the Trump Administration announced a comprehensive AI strategy. The strategy...
Seeds of Change: How LadyAgri Empowers Women to Lead Africa’s Agri-Food Revolution
Introduction: Sharing What Works
One might say that in Brussels, much like in the finest salons of society, conversations are abundant-diagnoses even more so. Food...
From “Friends of Tomorrow” to Firestorm: Europe’s Shrinking Leverage in the Iran Crisis
The present confrontation, marked by air strikes, and political tensions among EU states about the nature of their strategic alliances, must be seen against...
Rubio’s Recalibration: Eight Lessons for Europe’s Strategic Future
When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference, European officials did not hear rupture. They heard recalibration.Rubio’s speech was conciliatory...