Geopolitics

What can Europe learn from Trump’s Greenland tariff threats?

Niclas Poitiers

The end of the Turnberry truce: how the EU should react to US coercion over Greenland

The EU should be prepared to hit back against US economic pressure, deploying trade and anti-coercion measures

Ignacio García Bercero

With Trump, what is left of the global minimum tax?

Pascal Saint-Amans

The China shock threatens Europe's industry – we can defend ourselves

Alicia García-Herrero and Jürgen Matthes

The World’s Two Largest Economies Should Slow Their Investment Race

Marco Buti and Moreno Bertoldi

Europe’s looming budget fight

The EU Parliament’s Johan Van Overtveldt and Bruegel's Zsolt Darvas lay out the two years of tough talks ahead

Rebecca Christie, Zsolt Darvas and Johan Van Overtveldt

Has the global minimum tax survived Trump?

US objections have not killed off the 15 percent global minimum tax, but they have altered it and given the US a competitive advantage

Pascal Saint-Amans

Why US designs on Greenland will ultimately end in compromise

Annexation of Greenland by the United States is unrealistic for numerous reasons

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard

Three ‘don’ts’ to protect Greenland from Trump

When confronting the Greenland crisis, the EU should apply lessons learned from the lopsided US-EU trade negotiations

Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti

Greenland is not marginal: the US takeover threat is a strategic test for Europe

European powers should provide backing for Nuuk and Copenhagen by establishing a greater military presence in Greenland

Guntram B. Wolff

Europe Pays Up for Ukraine

Rebecca Christie

Venezuela: the upending of values and another warning to Europe

Trump's brazen attack on Venezuela presents challenges for China – and opportunities

Alicia García-Herrero

The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition

This paper analyses energy transitions in the Western Balkans, away from dependence on Russia and towards the EU electricity market

Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe and Maria Catarina Louro

How resilient is Russia’s economy after four years of war?

Resilience in Russia’s 2022–25 economy is fading as war spending slows growth, entrenches inflation and amplifies structural fragilities

Marek Dabrowski

Resource Productivity: Europe’s Overlooked Route to Economic Security

Heather Grabbe

The European Union and the war in Ukraine: more money, but not more Europe

This Working Paper analyses the drivers of rearmament and especially military aid to Ukraine

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard