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Where are Europe's animal spirits?

A conversation with Peter Praet and Jeromin Zettelmeyer about the global economy

China’s ‘two sessions’ points to determination to rebuff Trump

China's leadership plans to increase the deficit, lower inflation rates and increase manufacturing capacity whilst supporting critical technologies

Transatlantic clean investment monitor 3: battery manufacturing

Battery manufacturing investment is rising fast on both sides of the Atlantic with the US outstripping Europe – for now

The choices Europe must make to secure its future

Europe at a crossroads: security, strategy, and the future of Ukraine

'Reciprocal' tariffs: what's in a word?

Trump's definition does not reflect reciprocity as applied in past multilateral trade negotiations or in equality of tariffs

Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed

Europe could need 300,000 more troops and an annual defence spending hike of at least €250 billion in the short term to deter Russian aggression

On tech regulation, the European Union should be bolder

The EU should stop apologising for its tech laws, promoting instead their stabilising and fair-competition aspects

How should the European Union respond to Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’?

The US threat of reciprocal tariffs is a dangerous attempt to break down the global trade system and must be resisted

Europe’s challenge and opportunity: building coalitions of the willing

The European Union should take the lead in convening alliances of countries to counteract threats to the global order

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

Satellites and Space Races: The role of Europe in the space economy

Stakeholders, demands, and funding of Europe’s space sector

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

Political contagion in Europe: can the European Union survive Trumpism?

Trumpism could fatally undermine European integration if governments do not stand firm and defend the EU’s law-based system

Can American abandonment help Europe?

The continent has a chance to address its own weaknesses

China would balk at a sweeping Mar-a-Lago accord

Given the need for a weak renminbi to support export growth, a reprise of the 1985 Plaza Accord with Japan is unlikely