Macron and Merz, Separated at Birth?
Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz shares many of French President Emmanuel Macron’s talents, but also many of his faults.
The China Factor
The United States is turning into an unreliable ally for Europe. Increasing dependence on China in response, however, would not be a good idea.
Should the EU “Reconnect” with China?
China’s top diplomat has proposed aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with Global Gateway, the EU’s infrastructure investment strategy. If it does choose this path, Brussels must remain clear-eyed about the BRI’s firmly China-centric nature.
Trump May Unite Europe, But He Divides Polish Society
Relations with the United States “in a new phase,” Poland is experiencing something of a Zeitenwende, or historic turn, when it comes to the country’s fundamental foreign policy orientation. The US president is far from universally disliked, though.
Will the US Drill Its Way to Energy Obsolescence?
US President Donald Trump demands energy dominance yet threatens to derail years of joint US-EU progress on clean energy manufacturing.
What Europe Thinks … about China in 2025
Only 4 percent of Europeans, on average, consider China to be an “ally,” while over a third regard it as a “rival” or an “adversary.” Still, the temptation to see it as a “strategic hedge” is there.
Trump’s Tariffs Endanger World Trade
Despite the US president’s tariffs threats, other states and the EU should stick to the rules-based trading system and find ways to strengthen it.
The EU’s Blind Spot: China in the World
Beijing has been outpacing Brussel in the so-called Global South. Now the EU must rethink its global game plan.
With the US Economy in Disarray, Is This the Euro’s Hour?
The global economic turmoil and the Trump administration’s isolationism means that the euro could step into the limelight.
China’s Overcapacity and the Global South: An Opportunity for the EU
Worries about Chinese one-sided industrial and export policies are increasing not only in Europe, but also among nations of the Global South. This provides the EU with a chance to offer an alternative model.
De-Risking Dilemma
It’s difficult enough for Europe to find the right response to the ever-closer Russia-China relationship. The apparent US attempt to split Moscow from Beijing is making matters worse.
Voted Out of Power, the Greens Are Still Shaping Germany
The incoming government of Friedrich Merz needed the Greens to get an unprecedented financial package through parliament. The Greens delivered, in their own way.