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Sudan’s war is calcifying into a regional disaster
Sudan remains one of Africa’s most dangerous failures of diplomacy, with the conflict fragmenting the state and deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Mediation has stalled as rival r
Enlargement is back — but as geopolitics, not just bureaucracy
EU enlargement is returning as a strategic tool rather than a technocratic process. For Brussels, the challenge is to anchor neighbours more firmly without diluting the standards that define the bloc.
The EU is still debating power while the world moves faster
Brussels is facing a familiar problem: it has influence, but not always the speed or coherence to use it. As geopolitical pressure rises, the gap between Europe’s ambitions and its decision-making mac
Europe’s security frontier is no longer far away
Russian strikes in Ukraine continue to send shockwaves well beyond the battlefield, with spillover now reaching the Black Sea and the EU’s eastern edge. The bloc is being forced to confront a harder t
The New Sovereigns: How Tech Broke the Old Order
The defining struggle of this era is no longer simply between democracies and autocracies, but between states and the private systems that now mediate power, speech and security. In war, in elections
Europe’s new normal: security policy built for a harsher continent
Europe is no longer debating whether its security environment has changed; it is budgeting for the change. The real question now is whether the EU can turn urgency into durable power before the next c
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
