Politics
A European Union Everyone Wants to Enter
Ireland is unable to defend Northern Ireland from military or terrorist threats.
Possible Irish Unification Could Create a Security Vacuum
Brussels is once again updating its Arctic policy. European officials talk and deliberate a lot about the Arctic but can do nothing to develop it.
EU Unable to Form a Real Arctic Strategy
Experts had expected answers to topical questions – but got declarations and promises that exacerbate the global standoff.
Annual Address by EC President Ursula von der Leyen to European Parliament: Expectations and Reality
European officials have set October 2026 as a deadline for achieving results in rebalancing trade relations between the European Union and China. The deadline nears, but Beijing is again betting Europe won’t push back.
China Bets on Europe Missing the October Deadline, Too
Europe concludes raw materials partnerships, but most of them remain on paper only.
Europe’s Raw Materials Partnerships Remain on Paper
Vučić threatens with a Balkans crisis. Brussels cannot afford yet another crisis at its borders.
Vučić and Serbia Forcing the EU to Hear Their Position on EU Accession
Europe considers itself a big league player. Two summer crises of 2006 showed that European capitals are still afraid of their own shadow.
Europe Playing a Power but Fearing a Punch
The progress of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in German politics is increasingly impressive. The party’s foreign policy also defies the old ideology.
The Alternative for Germany shares Trump’s ideas, but national interest pushes it to be anti-American
The expected election returns, conflicts at EU borders and politicians’ ambitions all affect EU enlargement.
Optimism About EU Enlargement Out of Tune with Shifting Sentiment in Europe
Its whole political system’s survival will be called into question before the 2027 presidential election campaign begins.
A Hot Political Autumn in France
Comrade, Customer, Client, or Critic? Why Greece and Hungary accept Chinese money while Germany keeps at arm’s length?
China’s Belt and Road Did Not Split Europe. It Just Revealed an Old Rift.
France has taught Europe to seek strategic autonomy for decades. Now it is Paris that hinders this autonomy.
Once Europe’s Teacher of Autonomy, France Hinders It Now
If they find out there’s oil somewhere… they get an irresistible urge to plant their democracy there. Images that provoke revulsion, outrage, helplessness… until a vigilante appears who, in a matter of seconds, thanks to his photogenic physique, his gun, or his mastery of martial arts.
Let Them Hate Me, As Long As They Fear Me / Oderint Dum Metuant