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Berlin, Paris and other EU capitals would like to strip powers from the EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas and her EEAS to improve the EU’s response to geopolitical crises.

Has the EU diplomatic service EEAS had its day?

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about proposals for a radical overhaul of the EEAS and the power struggle between Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas.

Europe is heading straight into the proverbial brick wall, with the prospect of severe bruising during the 2030s and serious injury by the 2040s. By mid-century, the EU risks becoming a socio-economic basket case, a far cry from its late 20th-century heyday.

Smouldering migrant issues key to make-or-break 2027 elections

Giles Merritt says populists must be challenged to detail their policies for tackling the EU’s rapidly deteriorating demographic outlook.

Frustrated by Israel’s continuing military operations in southern Lebanon, Trump reportedly accused the Israeli leader of acting irresponsibly and undermining efforts to secure a broader regional settlement with Iran.

Has Netanyahu Become a Liability for Trump?

The Bibi-Trump bromance may not be over, but after the US-Iran peace deal and Trump’s unusually public criticism of Israel at the G7, the relationship is showing new cracks.

These are times to think creatively and promote a narrative that convinces both European populations and outside partners that the EU is profoundly changing. The priority must be to issue a clear political statement about what Europe intends to do at a time when many of its partners have lost confidence in its political agency.

European Security Strategy: In Search of a New Ambition

The EU is putting together a new security strategy to meet today’s myriad challenges. But for any proposal to be effective, the union needs to grapple with its identity and ambitions.

Over the past two decades, the US has become one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, while businesses have steadily reduced their reliance on petroleum.

Why the US economy keeps defying the odds

In Dresden, in east Germany late last year, the final car rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s "Transparent Factory", built to showcase the pinnacle of European industrial power. Thousands of miles away in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a different German giant, BMW, is running its biggest plant in the world.

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