COMMENT | IAN BURUMA | Last November, US President Donald Trump’s administration declared in its National Security Strategy that Europe stands on the brink of “civilizational erasure.” It was an odd claim to make in an official strategy document. Even stranger was the overarching argument that Europe, not China or Russia, is …
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COMMENT | ANA PALACIO | US President Donald Trump’s designation by various publications as one of the most influential people of 2025 is not surprising. But it is nonetheless striking: rather than being honored for his leadership – for, say, resolving crises or consolidating institutions – Trump is being recognized for shattering norms, upending …
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COMMENT | MAX VON THUN | Europeans have long lamented the continent’s lack of globally competitive tech companies. But since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the goal of ending Europe’s reliance on US-based tech giants has taken on new urgency. With US tech oligarchs interfering in European elections and the Trump administration …
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COMMENT | MICHAEL BURLEIGH | Until a few days ago, it had never crossed my mind that people across Europe – including Londoners like me – were living in a strife-afflicted hell hole, “suffocated” by regulations, stripped of political liberties, and bound for “civilizational erasure.” So, it was with …
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BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European politicians and analysts are accusing Washington of waging a “political war” on Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a new national security strategy, pledging support for “patriotic European parties” and aiming to “cultivate resistance” to the continent’s current direction. The 33-page document, traditionally …
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COMMENT | ZAKI LAIDI | Since his return to the White House, US President Donald Trump’s vision for the world – particularly for Europe – has often been difficult to discern amid his characteristic incoherence and bombast. His new National Security Strategy (NSS), however, sheds light on the principles driving his foreign-policy agenda. …
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Without comprehensive reform of the global financial system, Africa’s development and Europe’s stability will face growing risks COMMENT | Nana Akufo-Addo & Ulrich Volz | On November 24-25, African and European leaders met in Luanda, Angola, for the European Union-African Union summit. Marking 25 years of EU-AU partnership, the gathering was not …
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The costs and consequences of isolation by the very continent that globalized the world THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have written before that Europe is facing an existential crisis and a creeping irrelevance. It has moved from a strategic dependence on the American security umbrella to a …
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GENEVA, Switzerland | Xinhua | Iranian and European officials held their first face-to-face talks on Friday since the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, stressing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement. The meeting, held amongst Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany (E3), as well …
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At the end of a final that they dominated from start to finish, Paris Saint-Germain have written the most beautiful page in their history in Munich on this Saturday evening. Beating Inter Milan 5-0, the Rouge et Bleu are now sitting on top of Europe, having won their first Champions …
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