Can Burnham’s Social Media Strategy Challenge UK Populism?
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is using social media to reshape Labour's public image and challenge the growing online influence of populist parties,...
Maritime Security is Europe’s Next Strategic Test
Authors: Iren Marinova & Gabriella Gricius*
Europe has spent the past decade learning how to provide maritime security abroad. The EU, specifically, has made substantial...
One Spreadsheet, Three Crises
On 6 July, the Dutch government summoned the mayors of ten municipalities that had simply refused to open the asylum shelters the law requires...
Is Europe Ready for the Rising Cost of Climate Driven Wildfires?
Europe's worst wildfire season in recent history is doing more than destroying forests, homes, and livelihoods. It is exposing a growing weakness in the...
Ten years, seven prime ministers: What Keir Starmer’s resignation means for the UK’s foreign policy
When Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on July 20, it was as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade. As the product...
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...
Can Europe Win the Energy Race Before High Costs Undermine Its Economy?
Europe has significantly reduced its dependence on Russian energy since the 2022 energy crisis, but it now faces a different and potentially more damaging...
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe's strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability around the Strait of...
Can Andy Burnham Deliver?
Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s next Prime Minister, being the 7th occupant of Downing Street in just 10 years. The Labour lawmakers gave him...
Why the EU Refused to Trademark “OpenAI” and Why That’s Good for Innovation
Everyone knows OpenAI; the company behind ChatGPT has become one of the most recognisable names in the technology industry. Yet on 15 July 2026,...