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The OSCE Survived 2026 by Shrinking. Europe May Regret the Price.
Europe’s only security forum that still includes Russia has escaped financial paralysis, but only by becoming smaller, and its next leadership deadlock shows that...
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...
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...
Palantir Says It Cannot Switch Off NATO’s AI System as Europe Fears US Tech Dependence
US software company Palantir has reassured Europe that its military AI system used by NATO does not have a "kill switch," following concerns about...
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...
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,...
Why the EU’s Russian LNG Ban Will Outlast the Hormuz Winter
The Item Missing From the Agenda
On Monday, the Irish Council presidency sent energy ministers its options paper for their meeting in Luxembourg on 29...
EU Vows to Keep Arctic Oil, Gas and Coal in the Ground Despite Growing Energy Rivalry
The European Union is focused on keeping oil, coal, and gas resources in the ground, especially in the Arctic, according to a new Arctic...
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...
Owning the Weapon Is No Longer Enough: Starlink and the New Military Sovereignty
One Hundred Miles an Hour
On the night of 14 October, Ukraine's military satellite link stopped working above 100 miles an hour. Ground units using...