China Challenges Europe’s Deportation Policies, Promotes Xi’s Global Security Vision and South-South Cooperation
Analytical readings from Chinese think tanks and strategic circles, such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the China Institute of International...
France Says It Stayed Out of the Gulf War. Its Budget Didn’t
Emmanuel Macron spent Monday in Kuwait asking for diesel. Two days earlier, rioters had broken into the town hall in Limoges and set it...
Europe’s Midterm Calculation: Why a Weakened Trump Means a Harder Line on NATO
Four Options, Three Days Later
On 6 November, three days after Americans vote, Pentagon officials are due to put at least four courses of action...
Europe Has Quietly Changed What It Asks of Turkey
Before dawn on 14 October, Turkish police entered the Istanbul headquarters of Halk TV, the country’s most-watched news channel and one of the few...
Can Spain’s Migrant Crackdown in Ceuta Undermine Europe’s Asylum Rights?
Spain’s efforts to clear a growing migrant backlog in its North African enclave of Ceuta are raising concerns over asylum rights, alleged forced deportations...
Trading the Border for the Ministries: Europe’s Quiet Exit From Armenia’s Strategic Terrain
On 19 February 2027, the mandate of the European Union Mission in Armenia expires. The date has attracted little attention outside Yerevan and Baku,...
Can Zelenskiy Repair Ties With Trump as US-Russia Relations Warm?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was due to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo on Tuesday as Kyiv seeks to repair deteriorating relations...
Europe Is Spending More on Defence. Can It Buy Together?
European countries spent €115 billion on defence equipment in 2025, but only about a quarter of that spending involved joint purchases. The question is...
France’s Unrest Exposes Macron’s Deepening Crisis in His Final Months in Power
France is experiencing severe civil unrest, leading to a major challenge for President Emmanuel Macron in the final months of his presidency. The recent...
Can Spain Speed Up Migrant Deportations Without Violating Asylum Rights?
Spain's efforts to clear a growing backlog of migrants in its North African enclave of Ceuta are raising concerns over asylum rights, alleged forced...