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It’s risky to predict anything nowadays

Montenegro’s gulf deal: A strategic lesson for the EU
The agreement allowing the UAE to invest in Montenegro’s coastline has triggered local protests. The EU must rethink how it engages with enlargement, and step in with alternative investments that promote EU values

The ancient mariners of Brexit are losing the plot
So the white smoke emerged from Whitehall as the Prime Minister didn’t quite say “Habemas a Deal”. at the end of the much hyped UK-EU reset talks

Belgian prosecutors target MEPs in Huawei probe
So far three MEPs have confirmed that the Belgians want Parliament to lift their immunity

Why nuclear energy is suddenly so popular
Nuclear energy is being embraced more widely
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Europe and the New World (Dis)Order
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Germany and Europe face a period of strategic uncertainty. How to use it constructively?
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Why the EU needs Turkey in the South Caucasus
Thursday, May 22, 2025
As the South Caucasus undergoes a strategic realignment, the EU and Turkey have an opportunity to recalibrate their engagement. Converging interests in connectivity, stability, and regional integration might foster cooperation if long-standing assumptions are set aside
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Dialogue is the way to settle dispute, says top Chinese diplomat
Monday, May 19, 2025
Fei Shengchao, China’s ambassador to Brussels, spoke of “rising tensions” caused to world trade as a result of President Trump’s tariffs. He was addressing international reporters and others on the issue of world trade and tariffs at the Press Club Brussels-Europe
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
While Europe’s attention remains fixed on Ukraine, the recent short but intense air conflict between India and Pakistan offers valuable lessons for future air warfare—particularly for Nato defence planners

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Why Europeans should impose a ceasefire in Ukraine
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The meeting of EU leaders in Ukraine underscored their reliance on the United States for game-changing actions to end Russia’s war. But Europeans can influence military efforts on the ground, including interdicting Russian attacks over Kyiv
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“How to Be Brave” in the Age of Trump
Monday, May 12, 2025
As Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., put it in Berlin: “I am in the heart-changing business.”
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Pope Leo XIV: A True American Globalist
Monday, May 12, 2025
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Destroying the U.S.’s last global bridges?
Thursday, May 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to the international trading system. Now, he is going to do the same to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and global poverty funding.
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EU enlargement in the age of geopolitics
Thursday, May 8, 2025
EU enlargement remains the union’s most potent tool to strengthen unity and stability in Europe. But to succeed in this era of geopolitical standoffs between great powers, enlargement requires greater EU engagement and an innovative, differentiated approach
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Metsola to Commission: Change legal basis for €150bn defence fund or face EU court
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Metsola has considered legal action against the Commission for invoking an emergency clause to bypass Parliament oversight.
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