Op-ed: Digital autarky is a dead end for Europe
12 Jun Member States
Op-ed: Digital autarky is a dead end for Europe
The pursuit of technological self-sufficiency may sound strategic. But resilience hinges on trusted partnerships, shared infrastructure and interdependence.
Newsletter: Europe's Hormuz headache
12 Jun Member States
Newsletter: Europe's Hormuz headache
As Iran squeezes the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. strategy falters, Europe is trapped between economic pain and geopolitical irrelevance.
The EU's sleeping beauty of defense is waking up
11 Jun EU Institutions
The EU's sleeping beauty of defense is waking up
As Europe rearms, member states are breathing new life into the European Defence Agency. But are they building a stronger common defense instrument — or simply a counterweight to the European Commission's growing influence?
Op-ed: Can small nuclear reactors deliver for Europe?
11 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: Can small nuclear reactors deliver for Europe?
SMR's promise affordable, low-carbon nuclear power, but the continent will only reap the benefits if governments abandon piecemeal projects and deploy reactors at scale.
Why the EU rewrote its landmark AI law
10 Jun EU Institutions
Why the EU rewrote its landmark AI law
Changes to the AI Act reveal a growing debate in Brussels over whether regulation is slowing innovation — even as critics argue the law has barely been implemented.
Op-ed: The India deal shows a new path for EU trade
10 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: The India deal shows a new path for EU trade
By taking a more pragmatic approach to labor and environmental standards, the EU-India deal could become a model for stronger ties with the Global South.
Q&A: After a 'humiliating' U.S. deal, where does the EU trade next?
09 Jun Member States
Q&A: After a 'humiliating' U.S. deal, where does the EU trade next?
Former trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström on Brussels' concessions to Washington, the EU's recent agreements and the case for strengthening ties across the Pacific.
Q&A: Reinventing the European Defence Agency
09 Jun Member States
Q&A: Reinventing the European Defence Agency
As it expands its research, innovation and acquisition functions, the EDA is gunning for a bigger role in European defense cooperation. Could it become the focal point for joint procurement?
Op-ed: The fragile economics behind the EU-Mercosur agreement
08 Jun EU Institutions
Op-ed: The fragile economics behind the EU-Mercosur agreement
Presented as a geopolitical and economic win by the European Commission, the deal may instead weaken domestic demand, labor income and vulnerable sectors across both regions.
New tech sovereignty push runs into old problems
08 Jun EU Institutions
New tech sovereignty push runs into old problems
Brussels wants to reduce Europe’s reliance on foreign cloud, chips and AI providers. But the proposed package raises familiar questions about funding, enforcement and implementation.
Newsletter: Tourists of war
05 Jun Member States
Newsletter: Tourists of war
Sweden is spearheading a campaign to tighten visa restrictions for Russians.
Andrius Kubilius: The EU’s peacetime defense architecture no longer fits
05 Jun EU Institutions
Andrius Kubilius: The EU’s peacetime defense architecture no longer fits
The EU defense commissioner says Europe must develop new institutions, coordinate spending and overcome fragmentation to close capability gaps and build a stronger defense industry.
The EU’s big defense test
04 Jun Member States
The EU’s big defense test
The technology exists. The money is beginning to follow. But can member states act collectively when their military ambitions demand it?
Meet the Trump official shaping U.S. policy on Europe
03 Jun Foreign & Security Policy
Meet the Trump official shaping U.S. policy on Europe
Elbridge Colby is the geopolitical realist in the Pentagon who's played a crucial role in the American pullback from the continent.
Op-ed: Slovenia's new right-wing government could pose a challenge for Brussels
03 Jun Member States
Op-ed: Slovenia's new right-wing government could pose a challenge for Brussels
The return of former Prime Minister Janez Janša could reshape ties with the Trump administration and Israel, while testing relations with the EU.
5 things to know about U.S. lobbying in Brussels
02 Jun EU Institutions
5 things to know about U.S. lobbying in Brussels
Five of the largest U.S. tech companies had more meetings with European lawmakers than the U.S. mission to the EU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce combined.
Newsletter: Pope Leo preaches to the Brussels choir
29 May Technology
Newsletter: Pope Leo preaches to the Brussels choir
The papal encyclical advocates for for a “human-centered, relational vision” for AI, in line with what many in the EU have called for.
Europe’s defense startups are losing the rearmament race
29 May Foreign & Security Policy
Europe’s defense startups are losing the rearmament race
Europe is pouring billions into defense. But most still flows to legacy arms giants, not the startups building the next generation of military technology.
Europe’s China anxiety is reaching a boiling point
28 May Member States
Europe’s China anxiety is reaching a boiling point
Brussels may be finally ready to get tougher on Beijing. Analysts say it has no other choice.
Why the Mar-a-Lago face hasn’t crossed the Atlantic
27 May Member States
Why the Mar-a-Lago face hasn’t crossed the Atlantic
Europe’s far right has embraced MAGA politics. But not its aesthetics.
How occupied Ukraine became an EU security threat
26 May Member States
How occupied Ukraine became an EU security threat
Through propaganda and militarized youth programs, Russia is reshaping occupied Ukrainians into loyal citizens — raising fears some could become tools of hybrid warfare inside the European Union.
Newsletter: The bad math of EU return hubs
22 May Member States
Newsletter: The bad math of EU return hubs
European lawmakers this week kicked the can down the road on the question of new migrant deportation rules.
A year on, the EU has a trade deal with the U.S. — and it could be worse
21 May EU Institutions
A year on, the EU has a trade deal with the U.S. — and it could be worse
European lawmakers and national governments reached a compromise Wednesday over the terms of the agreement Washington and Brussels initially negotiated last July.
Op-ed: Europe has an Ocean Pact — now it needs a budget to match
20 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: Europe has an Ocean Pact — now it needs a budget to match
The European Commission's new Ocean Pact has raised the EU's ambitions for ocean governance, but the next long-term budget will determine whether they are backed by the funding needed to deliver meaningful change at sea.