Seven years on, the UK and EU are still drifting apart. The public wants a change
Britain is like a sailing boat in the middle of the Channel, struggling for direction. It needs a bold new captain and a new crew
European Power
Migration first: Why Italy and Britain are working together on sea crossings
Italian efforts to formally enhance bilateral relations with other European states have largely faltered. This time may be different
Compromise at Vilnius: Ukraine’s path to NATO membership
A form of membership offer to Ukraine at NATO’s Vilnius summit will acquire an inexorable momentum of its own
A north-south lifeline: What Macron hopes to accomplish with the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
France is looking to give political impetus to reform of the global financial architecture. Others should swing in behind its gambit
Instrument of control: How the EU can protect itself in the global technology competition
The EU’s new economic security strategy contains strong foundations – but the bloc now needs to create a new strategic technology control instrument
The EU isn’t even running the race for techno-industrial leadership
The EU needs understand the root causes of the risks to its economic security – especially the race for techno-industrial leadership between China and the US
Multilateral development: How Europeans can get real with the global south
Traditional forms of development multilateralism are losing credibility in the global south – but the EU and its member states can help turn this around
Rules of the road for the EU’s secondary sanctions
With its 11th sanctions package, the EU will enter the realm of secondary sanctions. It needs to set some ground rules for their use
Will the 22ers become a new political generation?
The war in Ukraine has the potential to define a European cohort – but it is not yet clear whether it will
Multilateral internet: Unplugged and somewhat slightly dazed
To prevent the worldwide web from splintering into regional nets, the EU should safeguard the principles of the current internet governance model while becoming more open to inclusive reform