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The bully’s pulpit: Finding patterns in Trump’s use of military force
Over two presidential terms, Donald Trump has used threats to intimidate his adversaries and mostly only employed force ...
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Lights out: Why Iberia’s power cut is a warning for EU energy security
In April, millions of people across Spain and Portugal were left without power—some for almost a day. The EU must now address ...
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Eurovisionary times: How the continent is learning to sing in Trump’s face
European sentiment, tested by external threats and internal doubts, is finding new life in the Trump era: not in grand ...
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From fence-sitter to pace-setter: How Merz’s Germany can lead Europe
Friedrich Merz wants to be a foreign-policy chancellor. One might not have known it from Germany’s parochial federal election campaign, or the business-as-usual foreign-policy passages of the ...
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A narrow window: How Europeans can still halt Georgia’s authoritarian turn
As Georgia teeters on the brink of authoritarianism, Europe’s fractured resolve risks ceding the south Caucasus to Russian ...
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Questions of sovereignty: Canada’s relations with Europe after the general election
The Asia programme seeks to help Europe recalibrate its relationship with China and its Asian partners. The programme ...
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Chips on the menu: How the EU can get its act together on semiconductors
The EU is planning a Chips Act 2.0 for the Trumpian age. Europeans should look to Japan for inspiration and make “strategic ...
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No easy choices: How Europe can write a new chapter with Turkey
Europe’s security requires cooperation with Turkey, but Erdogan’s domestic abuses complicate the relationship. To navigate ...