Geopolitics

The EU, China and Russia in a changing geopolitical landscape

Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration

More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability

Geopolitics and fines for breaches of the EU’s Digital Markets Act

It would make no sense for the European Commission to back down from DMA fines in the face of US pressure

Ukraine: European democracy’s affordable arsenal

A future enlarged EU, including Ukraine, should take full advantage of the lower-cost military production capabilities of Ukraine

Where are Europe's animal spirits?

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

Maintaining Progress in a Post-American World

The choices Europe must make to secure its future

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

Will China’s economy follow the same path as Japan’s?

Since the 2021 bursting of its real-estate bubble, worries have grown that China's future economic trajectory will mirror that of Japan in the 1990s

Is China headed for its own ‘lost decade’?

Comparing China and Japan’s economic slowdowns

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

No Power Struggle at the EU’s Security Table for Two

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