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He has emphasised his readiness to work with the US as a "backstop" to European efforts rather than as the primary contributor. This could interest Trump, who wants to reduce troop commitments abroad, especially in Europe, while claiming credit for big wins.

Keir Starmer: Cometh the hour cometh the man

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Keir Starmer heads to Washington this week for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump

The newly-created Commissioner for Defence – former Lithuanian prime minister Andrius Kubilius – is soon to outline a strategy in a White Paper, and it is expected that it will focus on closer cooperation between Europe’s national defence giants. As Mario Draghi pointed out in his competitiveness report last year, almost two-thirds of Europe’s military equipment is US-made.

Trump hasn’t left NATO, instead he’s trashed it

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 25, 2025

No sooner had Donald Trump won re-election than his intemperate broadsides included the threat to withdraw the United States from NATO

Donald Trump is also polling at the lowest level of any U.S. president since 1953 that early in his term.

Ukraine and Donald Trump’s Bad Case of Polling Envy

By: EBR | Friday, February 21, 2025

Trump’s job approval rating is below that of Ukraine’s president. Is that the reason why he wants to sell out Ukraine?

Since the beginning of this year, it has already increased in value by 46 percent, after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the share has risen almost tenfold. The leader on Monday was the Swedish defence company Saab, which rose by 14 percent.

Trump sets European financial markets in motion

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, February 19, 2025

‘We believe that Europe will have to build its own defences in the coming years’

A further blow to the egos of European leaders was delivered when Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said they would not be directly involved in any negotiations to end the Ukraine war; only their interests would be considered.

European leaders can’t blame Trump for their security problems

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Statements from Trump officials in Munich sent shockwaves not just across European capitals but around the world. One Russian newspaper captured Moscow’s take, writing, “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.”

Putin is nevertheless widely acknowledged to have done more to revive Europe’s sluggish defence sector than decades of exhortation on either side of the Atlantic. Largely unquestioned in Europe’s frantic catch-up efforts, however, is why Russia would contemplate invading countries that are part of NATO and the EU.

Boost Europe’s defences, but not against imagined Kremlin attacks

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Giles Merritt finds future Russian invasion scenarios unconvincing, but warns Europe’s vulnerability is to the internal divisions Putin provokes

Human performance enhancement: this metric evaluates how AI enhances work quality and efficiency. For instance, in logistics, AI-driven route optimisation decreases delivery delays by 20%, enabling managers to concentrate on strategic priorities. The value exists not only in speed but also in enhancing human decision making.

Introducing a new method to assess the productivity of human-AI collaboration

By: EBR | Monday, February 10, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an inflection point where agentic AI – autonomous systems that dynamically adapt to human workflows – is both a promise and a reality

Currently, Europe grapples with two significant issues: The impact of uncontrolled immigration and the multitude of misunderstandings stemming from justice being conflated with an unconditional sense of entitlement.

Democracy in Decline?

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Reflections on the political economy of waning economic growth and the future of justice and fairness in an age of rising social restlessness.

"We are fighting for a political majority in the broad center of our democratic spectrum," Merz said on Sunday during an inspection of the hall for the party congress taking place on Monday in Berlin.

Candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor rules out cooperation with AfD

By: EBR | Monday, February 3, 2025

The leading candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor, conservative bloc leader Friedrich Merz

From a strictly legal standpoint, Elon Musk has not committed any crime; he is merely expressing an opinion and offering political support.

Taking the Pulse: Is Elon Musk Meddling in European Politics?

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk has publicly backed European far-right parties, claiming to champion free speech

A significant European presence in Ukraine will mean, no doubt, further strain on the already stretched resources of European allies, with some being redirected from the northeastern flank.

At the Table or on the Menu? A European Four-Point Plan for Ukraine

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025

To have a say in the end state of Russia’s war on Ukraine, which will impact Europe’s security order, Europeans must approach the Trump administration with concrete ideas and commitments

Trump may offer just the solution to that core dilemma of Europe today.

Dodging the bullet: Trump takes office, but can the EU avoid a damaging transatlantic trade war?

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

We are just days away from the second inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States

Ultimately the only real security guarantee, as Kyiv well knows, is NATO membership, but this is unlikely to be forthcoming under a Trump presidency given the major new military commitment that the US would need to assume.

Getting to the endgame in Ukraine: no self-fulfilling prophecies, please

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

As 2025 begins, and Ukraine soon will enter its fourth year of war against Russia

Meanwhile, our international stability pendulum is seemingly swinging ever more rapidly from peace to insecurity, and here again, the unpopulists’ policies and actions appear to have been inadequate.

Of pendulums and populists; or what the world needs now

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

Our domestic political pendulums are now swinging the other way

“Blended finance is a strategic tool that reimagines the power of investing, facilitates innovation and pools the resources required to create a multiplier effect and maximize the impact of our efforts.”

Global leaders identify 6 key systems levers for climate and nature

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

The global fight against the climate crisis is no longer just an environmental issue but a defining economic challenge

Africa’s rapidly expanding youth population, projected to double by 2050, will see a cumulative growth in the youth labour force estimated at 72.6 million.

Why the social and solidarity economy is key to South Africa’s G20 Presidency and Africa’s sustainable growth

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Amid growing inequality and an accelerating climate crisis, the social and solidarity economy (SSE) offers a pathway to a more inclusive and sustainable Africa

It is also a moment when Erdogan and his team could attempt to craft a success story for an Islamist entity other than their own.

Erdogan’s Plan to Shape Syria’s Future

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long longed for this moment of vindication

Indeed, for millions of Syrians on the ground, migration is likely to remain one of the few options available to ensure the safety and well-being of their families.

Will Syrian Refugees Return Home? A Close-Up

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

After the stunning military offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that toppled the Assad regime, political stability and the emergence of a democratic state in Syria remain a distant hope

The European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers, said on Friday that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold, as well as the world’s hottest on record.

2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this

Ultimately, the Polish EU Council presidency can enhance its credibility by focusing on effective, coordinated EU security actions rather than symbolic gestures.

Taking the Pulse: Can Poland’s EU Presidency Be Credible Without Deploying Troops to Ukraine?

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

Europe’s security is Poland’s top priority as it assumes the rotating EU Council presidency

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A UK-US deal sounds good but what does it mean

By: N. Peter Kramer

After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the White House in February, the UK delegation referred to what was being negotiated as an "economic deal"