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Swedish battery maker Northvolt, championed as the domestic guarantor of Europe’s switch to EV mobility, has filed for bankruptcy. But it deserves a second chance.

For decades, it has been easier for Berlin to invoke American power than to compromise with its continental neighbors. This has always been a risky bet. Trumpism will force Germany back into Europe—to its benefit.

The continent is facing challenges on many fronts and needs to improve its strategic capability. But where can the money for this come from?

The different camps within Europe will need to come together and find ways to come to terms with Donald Trump in the White House.

Challenges to the liberal West are no longer limited to Russia and China. Within the West, a new generation of transatlantic right-wing populists are networking and looking to attack the establishment, as developments in France show.

A renewed anti-corruption drive has led to the dismissal of a remarkable number of defense ministers and Chinese top brass. This may dampen Xi Jinping’s appetite for conflict in the short term, but the Chinese president is pursuing the purge with his geopolitical goals in mind.

The first Trump presidency caused views of the United States to deteriorate in Europe. It’s not a given that history will repeat itself, while Europeans are looking elsewhere, too.

Investing more in defense and security, tackling illegal migration, containing China, revitalizing the EU: Germany’s foreign policy must finally replace its customary caution with boldness.

Calls for greater competitiveness expose the gaps between what would make the EU more productive and what its members are willing to do.

The return of Donald Trump to the White House is regarded as both a risk and an opportunity in Ukraine. Much hinges on whether the Europeans, in particular Germany, manage to come up with a bold, unified approach of their own.

Submarine critical infrastructure is vital for Europe’s data and energy needs and is vulnerable to attacks. European policymakers are faced with the triple challenge of attribution, deterrence, and resilience.

The “historic turn” Chancellor Olaf Scholz described in 2022 is ongoing—and far more encompassing and consequential than many in Europe continue to assume. Donald Trump’s re-election as US president requires a fundamental rethink.