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On the other hand, flexible work must not be associated with job insecurity, and the existence of mechanisms that ensure a decent guaranteed income and protect labor rights regardless of the type of employment lay the groundwork for secure conditions of resistance and integration in the face of the impending automation of labor.

A new social contract in the age of social intelligence

When Rousseau spoke of the “Social Contract,” he was referring to labor, stating that it constitutes “a fundamental factor in the integration of individuals into society as well as a dynamic parameter for the redistribution of wealth.”

AI accelerates the targeting cycle to a tempo at which meaningful human oversight is too often procedurally present but substantively empty. Meaningful judgment would mean reviewing target identification, assessing proportionality, and deciding whether to strike. Now, the human remains present—but without real time to contest the machine.

The Fog of AI War

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Thursday, April 16, 2026

In Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran, AI warfare has come to dominate, with barely any oversight or accountability. Europe must lead the charge on the responsible use of new military technologies.

Candidate countries can and should be involved in Europe’s ongoing rearmament and force-modernization drive. These three NATO members have committed to scale up core defense spending from around 2 percent to 3.5 percent of their GDP, a target they could reach by the mid-2030s. They have signed security partnerships with the EU, paving the way for participation in union-wide schemes such as the European defense industry program.

How to Join the EU in Three Easy Steps

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Montenegro and Albania are frontrunners for EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, but they can’t just sit back and wait. To meet their 2030 accession ambitions, they must make a strong positive case.

Some analysts argue that, just as parts of the far right mobilise identity politics to appeal to specific constituencies, segments of the left may be seeking to consolidate support among Muslim voters. Critics warn these risks oversimplifying complex issues and deepening divisions.

Antisemitism in Europe Rises After 7 October: Far Left and Greens Under Scrutiny

By: Rajnish Singh | Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Antisemitism is increasing sharply across Europe since the Hamas attacks, the war in Gaza, and the Iranian conflict, with rhetoric from parts of the far left and the Greens increasingly blamed for deepening divisions.

Nowadays, Cyprus is a member of the EU but not of NATO, due to Turkish occupation of the north of the island. The recent Hezbollah drone attack against Cyprus-based UK sovereign military bases resurfaced discussions on the matter.

Cyprus wants British sovereign bases deal modelled on return of Chagos Islands

By: Euractiv | Tuesday, April 7, 2026

‘We are calling for a reassessment of the relationship and a renegotiation of the status on the terms of 2026,’ said lawmaker Chrisis Pantelides

With Macron constitutionally unable to run for a third term of office, the alliance of center parties—Renaissance, Horizon, Modem—struggled to impose themes or a narrative ahead of the election. The president has also gone out of his way to block the emergence of a successor figure who might solidify his legacy once his term expires. The void is glaring.

Is France Shifting Rightward?

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The far right failed to win big in France’s municipal elections. But that’s not good news for the country’s left wing, which remained disunited while the broader right consolidated its momentum ahead of the 2027 presidential race.

In general, the elections have confirmed the growing strength of the far left in the peripheries of big cities, where there are concentrations of the immigrant working class as well as the so-called "intellectual proletariat".

France’s Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream

By: BBC News | Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Socialists and allies held on to power in France’s big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year’s presidential elections.

For decades, Russia was the obvious destination for Central Asian workers seeking employment abroad. Salaries there were sometimes up to five times higher than those available in their home countries, whose economies remain poorly diversified and offer limited opportunities for young people.

Central Asian migrants increasingly look to Europe as Russia loses appeal

By: Euractiv | Monday, March 23, 2026

Since the war in Ukraine began, Russia is no longer widely seen as an economic “El Dorado”

Explaining the digital euro to public opinion is complicated by the fact that it comes in two versions – retail and wholesale. When and if a recent EU summit’s green light is confirmed by the European Parliament, this autumn should see the advent of the wholesale digital-euro for financial institutions. The retail version for general use isn’t expected for at least three years.

To succeed, the digital euro needs megaphone messaging

By: Friends of Europe | Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Giles Merritt looks at the undoubted benefits of the digital euro, and warns that greater public awareness will be vital to its introduction.

Britain’s electoral system is justified by the claim that only single‑party rule can deliver clarity and accountability. Coalition politics is caricatured as weakness, shared power as chaos, bargaining as betrayal.

Rethinking British Democracy

By: The Globalist | Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Britain’s voting system encourages the belief that complex social conflicts can be settled not by compromise, but by conquest.

Cyprus’ concerns extend beyond missile threats, with authorities warning of a heightened risk of terrorist activity linked to Iranians residing in the Turkish-occupied north.

Cyprus fears ‘chaotic’ terrorism from Turkey-occupied territory as EU help ramps up

By: Euractiv | Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Cyprus is on high alert over potential terrorist threats linked to Iranians in the Turkish-occupied north, while Germany is weighing the deployment of a frigate to shield the island from Hezbollah- and Iran-related risks

Unlike Kyiv, Bucharest operates without existential pressure. Unlike Warsaw, it is less politically polarised. Unlike certain Western capitals, it suffers no strategic fatigue on enlargement or Eastern policy even as it would turn it into a net European taxpayer.

Why Bucharest Is Emerging as the World’s New Strategic Listening Post

By: Radu Magdin | Tuesday, March 3, 2026

There is an uncomfortable truth some Western European capitals are slow to admit: the best political and geopolitical intelligence about Europe’s most volatile (and most opportunity-rich) frontiers no longer flows primarily through London, Paris, or Berlin.

The European Commission should appoint a senior Syria coordinator, tasked with aligning fragmented responses across EU development funds, diplomatic services, and the European Investment Bank. A dedicated Syria reconstruction working group with mandatory member state participation would prevent contradictory policies that undermine credibility.

Can EU Still Matter in Syria?

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Europe’s interests in Syria extend beyond migration management, yet the EU trails behind other players in the country’s post-Assad reconstruction. To boost its influence in Damascus, the union must upgrade its commitment to ensuring regional stability.

Likeminded, capable, and willing member states can move forward on supercharging the EU’s economic firepower by deepening the single market, completing the capital markets union and banking union, and consolidating industry. The formation of specialized subgroups within the whole should no longer be seen as a negative to avoid, but rather as a necessary flexibility without which the European project cannot survive.

To Survive, the EU Must Split

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Leaning into a multispeed Europe that includes the UK is the way Europeans don’t get relegated to suffering what they must, while the mighty United States and China do what they want.

It’s clear, meanwhile, that the idea of a hugely powerful BRICS bloc is a non-starter. Russia’s inclusion is only part of the problem; above all, there’s the challenge of finding common economic interests between Brazil, India, China and South Africa. The only real binding agent is shared political opposition to US or EU initiatives.

The EU must take the lead in a ’new world order’ of trade blocs

By: Giles Merritt | Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Giles Merritt looks at the EU’s leadership opportunities in a world to be transformed by massive demographic convulsions.

The American plutocrats support Europe’s autocrats so ardently because they hope that, following these proto-fascist parties‘ electoral victories, they will stand in the way of Europe sticking by its regulatory guns regarding the digital economy and digital media.

The True Meaning of “Civilizational Erasure”

By: The Globalist | Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Messrs. Vance, Musk and Thiel deliberately misdirect their claim of “civilizational erasure” solely on Europe. Their real goal is to distract from the universal challenges.

Long a supporter of a rules-based international order — one that has underpinned its rapid growth — New Delhi has found itself increasingly vulnerable under the revived “America First” agenda. The once-vaunted personal rapport between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump proved a fragile substitute for institutional trust, exposing the limits of personalised diplomacy.

The Mother of All Deals: EU’s FTA with India

By: Rajnish Singh | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The EU–India free trade deal isn’t just about tariffs — it’s about Trump, China and the end of the rules based international order.

The under-35s averagely pay a greater proportion of their earnings in taxation than their elders, contend with sky-high housing costs, and according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) own only 5% of Europe’s net asset wealth in property or financial holdings.

Coming soon: an EU plan to combat youth poverty

By: Giles Merritt | Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Giles Merritt reports on an ambitious strategy for tackling the barriers that confront Europe’s under-35s, and highlights the obstacles to be overcome.

Yet the world is not as Trump imagines it, and the threat he now poses—and which Europeans are scrambling to respond to in Brussels and Davos this week—is principally one of chaos. Calling the challenge a new Monroe Doctrine is only partly the answer: It’s more like a Gone-Rogue Doctrine.

Europe Faces the Gone-Rogue Doctrine

By: Carnegie - Strategic Europe | Tuesday, January 20, 2026

The hyper-personalized new version of global sphere-of-influence politics that Donald Trump wants will fail, as it did for Russia. But, whether it fails or not, Europe must still deal with a disruptive former ally determined to break the rules.

Though some in Brussels argue that Trump’s rhetoric occasionally sounds sympathetic to Putin, his actions consistently undermine Russian and Chinese interests. Ultimately, Trump’s early 2026 agenda reveal a deeper reality: despite the noise, Europe and the US continue to share many of the same strategic objectives.

Trump’s Turbulent 2026: Why Europe Fears Him But Still Needs Him

By: Rajnish Singh | Wednesday, January 14, 2026

From Greenland to Iran, Gaza and Venezuela, Trump’s start to 2026 may terrify Brussels — but behind the headlines, his aims echo Europe’s own strategic priorities.

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