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In his analytical brief entitled Dilemme européen face à la Chine: la visite de Friedrich Merz, un cas d’école, François Godement, an expert on Asia and the USA, examines the results of the German Chancellor’s February trip to China.
A European Dead End Symptom
In his report entitled The Electric Endgame, Alberto Rizzi from the ECFR draws a gloomy picture of Europe in 2040, with abandoned climate leadership, protracted industrial stagnation, lost export markets and a profound dependence on Chinese imports. Should the EU ease its climate agenda now in favor of short-term competitiveness, its geoeconomic advantage will finally pass to China.
Limits of Regulation in the Struggle for Industrial Leadership
On 3 March, a report entitled From Economic Giant to Geopolitical Powerhouse? A roadmap towards enhancing the EU’s global clout was posted on the website of the ‘Clingendael’ Netherlands Institute of International Relations.
From Economic Giant to Geopolitical Powerhouse. A roadmap towards enhancing the EU’s global clout
To sustain democratic states, we must dismantle the autocracies that persist in our workplaces.
Democratise Firms to Save Democracy and the Planet
United Europe seems to realize it should somehow respond to the large-scale U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. Otherwise, the EU countries may be left out of the possible division of the Middle Eastern pie – a most undesirable situation for Old World politicians whose phantom memories about former colonial empires are still alive.
A Middle Eastern War Without Europe What Can United Europe Do with Its Opportunities Severely Limited?
As the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran escalates in gross violation of international law, there is a growing conviction that European governments must take a firm stand in respect of this conflict.
Trump’s War Against Iran Is an Illegal War of Choice – and Europeans Should Say So
'Let's be really honest: it's a mess.' That was the assessment offered by UK Minister for Veterans Al Carns as he commented on the 2026 armed forces bill and the insignificant changes it makes in the British draft and mobilization system.
Sticking Power or a Sticking Plaster? How the New Armed Forces Bill Will Affect the UK’s Preparedness for War
On 26 February 2026, an article entitled Gone with the West. How the transatlantic split helps China and forces Europe to rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy by Andreas B. Forsby, senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, was posted on the Institute’s website.
Gone with the West. How the transatlantic split helps China and forces Europe to rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy
With America’s credibility constantly eroding, Europeans are looking for alternatives to the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
A Nuclear Button of Their Own Why Is Europe Considering Non-U.S. Nuclear Options?
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On 26 February 2026, an article entitled The Emerging US Influence Threat to British Democracy was published on the website of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The Emerging US Influence Threat to British Democracy
A report entitled Holding the line on the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (by Kimberly Clausing, Ignacio García Bercero, Marilyn Pereboom, and Catherine Wolfram), published on 24 February 2026, deals with the first serious crisis in the history of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
A Regulatory Dead End: Industry Versus Farmers
Under a European Union grant, Blanca Garcés, senior research fellow at the Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB), has prepared an extensive report about the living and working conditions of agricultural migrant workers in four European countries (Italy, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands) and one African country (Morocco).
Labor of Migrant Workers in Agriculture The Cases of Five Entirely Different Countries