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From NATO’s perspective, what Turkey provided was considerable. It held the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which denied the Soviets naval passage to the Mediterranean.

Turkey and NATO: Inverting the Original Relationship

What Turkey wanted from NATO has changed — and so has what NATO is and represents. The 36th NATO Summit underscores both developments.

Durable families separate ownership rights from management rights. They use family constitutions, councils, holding companies, trusts, foundations, voting and non-voting shares, buy-sell agreements, and clear employment rules to prevent the multiplication of heirs from becoming the multiplication of veto players.

The Great Wealth Transfer Will Test More Than Balance Sheets

Every generation hopes to give the next one what it lacked: more opportunity, fewer constraints, better networks, stronger protection, and perhaps a gentler path through life.

If adopted, Greece would become the first EU member country to ban social media for children under the age of 15. Although France has also advanced similar legislation, which it’s been hoping to implement in time for the new school year in September. But, last week, the Commission instructed Paris to revise its proposal to ensure it complies with EU law.

Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media

Having left the 2025 G7 summit a day early in part to avoid Zelensky, Trump appears to have softened his view, and the two leaders had what seems by most accounts to have been a good meeting at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.

European Sycophancy Worked on Trump

Nearly a year and a half after Europeans leaned into sucking up to Trump, the strategy has produced some benefits when it comes to Ukraine.

The absence of an overarching FTA is striking given the size of the economic relationship. According to the European Commission and Eurostat, EU–ASEAN goods trade reached between €274.9 billion in 2025, services trade exceeded €139.2 billion in 2024.

Europe Can’t Keep Waiting: It’s Time for an EU–ASEAN Trade Deal

A €274.9 bn trade relationship, stalled talks and rising geopolitical risks make ASEAN the partner Brussels can no longer afford to overlook

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Marine Le Pen, 57, had been prepared to hand the baton to her protege, Jordan Bardella, if she had been barred from running. But the court watered down last year’s initial verdict, and made clear she was free to join the race.

Europe

France’s Marine Le Pen, fighting court conviction and running for presidency

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency three times before, but now that she has decided to attempt it a fourth time, she has taken a gamble.

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FIFA’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams triggered predictable outrage from traditionalists. Ticket prices caused even greater anger, with some seats reportedly listed at more than US$11,000, prompting accusations of elitism and price gouging.

Analyses

The Football World Cup Controversy Couldn’t Kill

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Scandal and presidential interference haven’t stopped fans from turning 2026 into a festival

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European leaders are aiming to avoid a bust-up with the mercurial US leader that could deal a further blow to NATO’s credibility, after Trump repeatedly cast doubt on Washington’s commitment to protecting its allies.

World

Trump ’disappointed’ with NATO allies, renews Greenland claim

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Greenland "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark", Trump said on Tuesday

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Russia, particularly, is a long-time adherent to the view that the world is on the brink of a major change, and hence it is doubtful of the value of investing in long-term arrangements. It is convinced that 500 years of Western hegemony is ending, that other powers are ascendant, and that major upheavals are coming before the dust settles and a new world order can emerge.

Analyses

Why Europe Cannot Negotiate a New Yalta with Russia

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

While Russia is not ready to sue for peace on Europe’s terms, it could still either seek a ceasefire in Ukraine or try escalation. Brussels needs to prepare for both and prioritize that preparation over normative discussions.

Danae Bezantakou received the highest number of votes with 414 votes. Having served for three consecutive terms as First Vice President and Secretary General, she now assumes the Presidency of the Propeller Club of Piraeus, becoming the first female President in the Club’s 91-year history

Events

A new era for the Propeller Club of Piraeus

Friday, July 3, 2026

On Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, the first meeting of the new Board of Governors of the Propeller Club of Piraeus took place, during which the Board was formally constituted and the new Executive Committee for the term June 2026 – June 2029 was elected.

After years building his reputation as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham has returned to Westminster and appears poised to become Prime Minister following Keir Starmer’s announcement on 22 June that he will step down.

Analyses

Andy Burnham Isn’t Labour’s Messiah

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Britain’s next prime minister may have the political touch which Keir Starmer lacked, but no leader can escape the UK’s structural crises that have already brought down six occupants of Downing Street in little more than a decade.

Against the backdrop of numerous challenges, EU citizens want the European Union to step up its game: 68% of Europeans believe that the EU’s role in protecting citizens against global crises and security risks should become more important. Large majorities want EU member states to be more united in the current context and say the EU should promote the respect for international law by all countries (both 90%). In addition, 73% want it to have more means to face global challenges.

Europe

Majority think EU is a "place of stability in a troubled world"

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

While economic concerns grow, EU citizens value the peaceful, protective and cooperative nature of the EU.

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Brussels has never mastered its image challenges. The Commission has always had a ‘good news’ approach to media relations, putting a positive gloss on detailed dossiers. Yet it is the wider sweep of the EU’s problems that would demonstrate its raison d’être and rebut the ‘unelected bureaucracy’ slur.

Analyses

How the EU could shape a ’new global order’

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Giles Merritt argues that Donald Trump’s destruction of global trust in the US is opening the way for the EU to fashion new international rules

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Mr Burnham will commit to a 10-year mission to raise living standards through reindustrialisation, better housing and infrastructure, and what his team calls the “reform of essential utilities”, understood to mean greater state control over the likes of water and energy companies.

World

Burnham: Give me 10 years to transform Britain

Monday, June 29, 2026

Incoming prime minister sets out his plan to boost the economy through devolution

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Some diplomats fear an RN victory in France would represent a far sharper break than a mere matter of narratives.

Europe

Can France’s far right copy-paste the Meloni method?

Monday, June 29, 2026

Bardella is interested but her strategy might not work outside Italian politics

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New defense is thus as much a question of Europe’s technological base and sovereignty as one of a new order of battle for the future of warfare. This is where the new security strategy will be tested.

Europe

EU Needs a Strategy for its Turn to New Defense Tech

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Defense tech innovations will be at the heart of Europe’s new security strategy. But so far, Brussels has been making moves without a broader plan, undermining readiness and credibility.

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An official party timetable is yet to be announced, but in his resignation speech Sir Keir said contenders to replace him would have between 9 and 16 July to garner the necessary support to stand.

Analyses

Why did Keir Starmer resign and what could happen next?

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Labour leader, heralding the end of his time in 10 Downing Street. He has said he will stay on as UK prime minister until his successor is in place.

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EU Actually

Despite chaos at airports, Commission President Von der Leyen sticks to new border controls

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In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about the dramatically long queues for non-Schengen passengers at EU airports, caused by a disfunctioning new border control system invented by the European Commission. An end of this drama is not in sight.

Europe

Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media

Business

How Much Pressure Can European CEOs Take?

How Much Pressure Can European CEOs Take?

There was a time when the job of the CEO was difficult but relatively clear: grow the business, beat the competition, manage costs, satisfy shareholders, inspire employees and avoid major reputational mistakes. That world has disappeared.

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