Foreign and security policyCanada’s Davos moment Act together, and Carney’s speech becomes a turning point. Hesitate, and it becomes another missed warning By Jordan Leichnitz
Foreign and security policyEurope in a new imperial age When the Empire strikes, Europe must strike back. And do so united with strategic intelligence and firmness By Javi López
Foreign and security policyWhy Iran’s crisis is Russia’s problem For Russia, what happens in Iran is no longer a peripheral concern. It is directly tied to Europe’s power balance and the course of the war in Ukraine By Arash Beidollahkhani
Foreign and security policyHow do we measure defeat? Years of war in Ukraine have shifted global power away from the West. This may not yet represent a defeat, but it is certainly not a victory By Nickolay Kapitonenko
Foreign and security policyMore than a few acres of snow Trump’s bid for Greenland breaks the post-war consensus. If Europe wants to stand up to the US president, it must finally learn the language of power By Marcus Schneider
Foreign and security policyThe show must go on The absence of the president and the first lady shows that Venezuela is not a one-man dictatorship and never has been By Anja Dargatz
Foreign and security policyReal-talk Ultimately, Europe faces the choice between complete submission to Washington’s dictates or a leap forward into true geopolitical independence By Marcus Schneider
Foreign and security policyReturn of the gunboats Trump’s mix of military muscle and tariff pressure signals a bid to fold Latin America back into a compliant US ‘backyard’ By Herbert Wulf
Foreign and security policyUniversal by exception An ICC-wanted leader + a German handshake = a signal that international law is negotiable? By Yoav Shemer-Kunz
Foreign and security policyThe US is no longer with us Perhaps Trump’s new National Security Strategy will finally open Europe’s eyes to this simple reality By Christos Katsioulis, Filip Milačić
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
Less hype, more power? In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage
The winner takes it all Europe is subsidising the industries of tomorrow. But who picks up the bill when workers and communities are left behind?