A Truce on Hybrids Is Not a China Policy
Brussels and Beijing finally have something they can both put in a press release. After months of sniping over cars, the two sides agreed...
Europe Cannot Continue Like This: Ceuta and the Commissioners Who Never Delivered
It's clear that Europe cannot continue like this. The scenes at Ceuta over the past 24 hours—an estimated 49,000 people crossing the border by...
Europe’s Energy Crisis Response Is Papering Over the Cracks
Faced with another summer of punishing energy costs, EU governments are once again reaching for the same short-term fixes—excise cuts, tax credits, and price...
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...