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How can the EU affordably rearm itself?

EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump

How should the EU react to the US attack on corporate sustainability?
The European Union should continue to push companies on net-zero alignment, but pragmatic changes can help ease burdens and maintain EU leadership

The geopolitics of artificial intelligence after DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s emergence points to a split into competing US and Chinese AI worlds, making for a tough choice for Europe

Europe’s geoeconomic and development objectives clash in Goma
Despite its critical mineral interests, the EU should be strict on Rwanda to maintain credibility and encourage conflict de-escalation
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First glance
16 October 2024
Making the most of the new EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships
With the right governance, proposed EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships could boost clean industrialisation domestically and globally
Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi
First glance
14 October 2024
Barnier’s balancing act: a skilful but precarious budget plan
The French government’s proposal to make the deficit manageable carefully balances different objectives but leaves tough choices for the future
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Newsletter
14 October 2024
How should the EU position itself in the AI technology race?
Bertin Martens
First glance
10 October 2024
EU duties on Chinese electric cars are a rule-respecting response to subsidies
A decision to impose countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles is a measured response to subsidisation
Ignacio García Bercero
First glance
09 October 2024
European Union duties on electric vehicles point to new era of EU-China relations
The EU's move to introduce tariffs on Chinese EVs is surprising given the bloc's main dependence on imports
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
08 October 2024
The European Commission’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles are a mistake
An EU duty on electric cars from China overstates the problem and will do more harm than good
Uri Dadush
Newsletter
07 October 2024
How can the EU manage the risks to Europe's 2040 climate target?
Conall Heussaff
First glance
03 October 2024
Less complacency, more investment: a European defence procurement strategy would be cheaper
It is time for decision-makers to consider bold steps to strengthen European defence
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
03 October 2024
EU member states should endorse tariffs on Chinese EVs or risk undermining European interests and agency
Alicia García-Herrero, François Godement, Jacob Gunter, Max Zenglein, Jakub Jakóbowski, Björn Jerdén, Janka Oertel and Dominika Remzova
Opinion piece
26 September 2024
To Save the Economy, Men Should Clean the House
Rebecca Christie
Newsletter
30 September 2024
The European Union must prepare for a much more difficult relationship with China
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
30 September 2024
How should the EU and UK work together on energy and climate?
Ben McWilliams
First glance
30 September 2024
The US-China trade war can be brought to an end
Trends in China suggest it is not the threat many in the US believe, creating scope for defusing trade tensions
Uri Dadush
Newsletter
23 September 2024
Why does Europe need to shed complacency and invest in armament?
Guntram B. Wolff
First glance
20 September 2024
Has Hungarian obstructionism triggered greater EU fiscal integration?
Viktor Orban, by delaying EU aid to Ukraine, may have inadvertently helped make the case for more EU fiscal federalism
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
Opinion piece
19 September 2024
The European Green Deal must go global
Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi