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Brussels Rewrites Europe’s Economic Playbook for a More Hostile World
The European Union is no longer treating industrial policy as a niche tool. It is increasingly using it as a survival strategy, as tariffs, war, supply shocks and strategic competition reshape the con
Europe’s Security Problem Is Becoming Its Budget Problem
Russia’s war in Ukraine and a less predictable United States are forcing Europe to confront an uncomfortable reality: defence now competes directly with other priorities for money. The next EU budget
Europe’s Security Doctrine Is Being Rewritten in Real Time
Russia’s war in Ukraine and a shifting U.S. posture have forced Europe to confront an uncomfortable question: can it defend itself without assuming American certainty? The answer in 2026 is not no — b
Ukraine, Washington and the strain on Europe’s assumptions
Russia’s war in Ukraine has forced Europe to think like a security actor, not just a market. At the same time, shifting American priorities are testing the continent’s dependence on the transatlantic
Europe’s new doctrine: survival by design
The European Union is no longer treating geopolitics as a distant backdrop. It is rewriting its economic model around resilience, strategic autonomy, and industrial capacity.
Europe’s industrial heart is still beating — but the rhythm has changed
The euro zone’s industrial story is no longer one of broad-based recovery or collapse, but of adaptation under pressure: tighter ECB policy, a firmer euro, trade fragmentation, energy volatility and a
Europe’s institutions are becoming climate, trade and security institutions at once
The EU’s legislative agenda is no longer neatly divided between environmental policy, market rules and strategic security. Brussels is increasingly governing those areas together, turning institution-
The world is splitting into rival poles, and Europe is losing its old comfort zone
Geopolitical assumptions that shaped Europe for decades are eroding fast. By 2026, the EU faces a more fragmented world where power is distributed across several competing blocs and none of them is bu
Europe’s new industrial doctrine: resilience becomes the EU’s default setting
Brussels is no longer treating industrial policy as a technical add-on to the single market. It is becoming the core language of European survival in a world shaped by protectionism, supply-chain shoc
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Whiplash Puts Washington on Edge
The White House is signaling a dramatic reset abroad, with Iran, Cuba and Ukraine all suddenly in play. The result is a foreign policy defined less by doctrine than by presidential impulse and rapid-f
Ukraine Has Redrawn Europe’s Security Map
Russia’s war has forced Europe to rethink deterrence, defense spending and the meaning of solidarity. The EU is moving faster on military readiness, but the pace still lags the scale of the threat.
Europe’s New Reality: Power Without Illusions
The European Union is being forced to act like a geopolitical power while still behaving like a rules-based market. That tension is now defining everything from Ukraine policy to trade, defense, and t
