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Strategic thinking for a resilient and competitive Europe

Why the West needs a multilateral defence bank

There is currently no institution that can deploy capital strategically, rapidly and across borders when markets cannot, writes Rebecca Harding. Credit markets are flashing red and capital is retreating...

Europe must move past reactive mode and set its own strategy

Left out in the cold by the U.S, Europeans need to decide on their own what end game they want for Ukraine, writes Stefanie Babst. “Trump is erratic and...

Remembering Hella Pick

By Michael Maclay. Hella Pick first appeared on the scene for me when the ever fertile mind of George Weidenfeld fixed on the crisis of foreign-language teaching in the...

At 75, NATO must have its own Zeitenwende

To keep the Americans on board the Europeanisation of NATO is imperative, writes Margarita Mathiopoulos. Lord Ismay famous said that the raison d’être of the North Atlantic Alliance was...

A year of reckoning for European security

2024 will be a critical test for Franco-German-British cooperation as Europe faces a perfect storm, writes Peter Watkins. It’s early January – and there’s a chill in the air....

The politics of climate change

Reshaping the climate conversation and a bigger role for the state are key to achieving policy success, writes Tom Burke. While both the public and most politicians have now...

To deliver results, French diplomacy needs less grand posturing

President Macron’s recent overseas visits have stirred up partners but his strategic objectives are right, writes François Le Goff. First, it was DRC President Felix Tshisekedi who told French...

Making the most of the UK-EU reset

With agreement on the Windsor Framework, relations between Britain and the EU have shifted to a more positive trajectory, writes Sarah Raine. The UK government will now look to...

Ukraine war shows urgency of building a new security architecture for Europe

NATO is already over-extended and US commitment to Europe will not last forever, writes Sir David Logan. You do not usually start a war that you do not think...

Giorgia on my mind

Giorgia Meloni’s reassuring tone on Europe and the economy are welcome but the far-right leader faces a tough balancing act, writes Bernard Spitz. As expected, Italy has tipped over,...