“It’s about presenting a new strategy appealing to both the electorate and enterprises – Africa is seen as an opportunity to grow when diversifying energy partners and resources [are] key,
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This unusual political context means that the American, British and French leaders will be in wait-and-see mode as they await to know their political fates
Financial sanctions are ineffective if Chinese banks have no ties to Western instruments, such as the dollar or the Swift mechanism
Meloni kept her distance during the campaign but it is clear she wants to be in the game
Le Pen is watching Meloni normalising her image. She may conclude from this that just being decent on foreign policy is enough to make everyone leave you alone
It’s unclear how G7 countries intend to tackle China’s growing support for Russia
The Europeans know that Trump could undo anything that Biden promises
It is important that, parallel to military capacity, we also invest in our international partnerships because security is a much broader question and challenge than only hard security
EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen cautions against cutting social funds in favour of defence