If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion, on the continent as much as in Britain. For one side holds most of the cards
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Europeans don’t need consensus to challenge Israel and its settlements
Israel is accelerating its settler project and deepening conflict, frustrating many EU member states. The bloc should use its trade and financial tools to impose costs and secure a future for Palestinians
After Ukraine: The peace dividend Africa does not want
The end of the Ukraine war would flood the global market with surplus weapons, fighters and drone expertise—much of which may end up making African conflicts deadlier. Governments in Africa and Europe should prepare now
Combat lessons: What Europeans should learn from Ukraine
Buying new kit is easy. The real challenge for European militaries is to rethink how they organise themselves—and how they plan to fight
Hungarian thaw, Slovak freeze: How the post-Orban era could chill relations on the Danube
The alliance between Viktor Orban and Robert Fico long kept Slovak-Hungarian tensions buried. But with Peter Magyar’s rise in Hungary and economic trouble at home, Fico may turn to anti-Hungarian nationalism in his re-election campaign
Code, clouds, satellite: The defence layer Europe should not outsource
As Europe rearms, the real vulnerability is not on tanks or missiles but the software and networks behind them. The union can import weapons. It cannot afford to outsource the digital systems that make modern military power possible
This is how to defeat Vladimir Putin
The Russian dictator’s dreams of greatness threaten NATO and the EU, not just Ukraine. Here are eight ways in which he can be thwarted
Rescuing the Gaza ceasefire: What to do with Hamas’s weapons
A Northern Ireland-style approach to decommissioning could help unblock the path to peace in Gaza
Bypassing the straits: The India-Middle East-Europe corridor needs a wartime redesign
The Iran war has exposed the limits of an economic corridor built for peacetime. Europeans should rethink the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor for a region where trade routes are now strategic targets
How China’s silent coercion has Europe sanctioning itself
Beijing no longer needs to actively deploy economic coercion to shape Europe’s economic agenda in its interest