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Yet the world is not as Trump imagines it, and the threat he now poses—and which Europeans are scrambling to respond to in Brussels and Davos this week—is principally one of chaos. Calling the challenge a new Monroe Doctrine is only partly the answer: It’s more like a Gone-Rogue Doctrine.

Europe Faces the Gone-Rogue Doctrine

The hyper-personalized new version of global sphere-of-influence politics that Donald Trump wants will fail, as it did for Russia. But, whether it fails or not, Europe must still deal with a disruptive former ally determined to break the rules.

The under-35s averagely pay a greater proportion of their earnings in taxation than their elders, contend with sky-high housing costs, and according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) own only 5% of Europe’s net asset wealth in property or financial holdings.

Coming soon: an EU plan to combat youth poverty

Giles Merritt reports on an ambitious strategy for tackling the barriers that confront Europe’s under-35s, and highlights the obstacles to be overcome.

EU Foreign Policy head Kaja Kallas’ idea is, that NATO needs to become more European to maintain it strength. But it will take a very long time.

European security and ownership

According to the Wall Street Journal Trump’s turnaround about Greenland followed after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Fidesz is not merely a ruling party but a revolutionary political force that has used institutions and public resources to systematically reshape the Hungarian state. Over the past decade, Orbán has also invested tens of millions of euros in building a global illiberal network, with himself at the center.

New Tricks and AI Tools in Hungary’s High-Stakes Election

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces his most serious challenge yet in the April 2026 parliamentary elections. All of Europe should monitor the Fidesz campaign: It will use unprecedented methods of electoral manipulation to secure victory and maintain power.

Long a supporter of a rules-based international order — one that has underpinned its rapid growth — New Delhi has found itself increasingly vulnerable under the revived “America First” agenda. The once-vaunted personal rapport between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump proved a fragile substitute for institutional trust, exposing the limits of personalised diplomacy.

The Mother of All Deals: EU’s FTA with India

The EU–India free trade deal isn’t just about tariffs — it’s about Trump, China and the end of the rules based international order.

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The EU-India FTA will potentially create one of the world’s biggest free trade areas, while also addressing structural issues related to the environment, intellectual property, and human rights among others.

World

The EU and India in Tandem

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

As European leadership prepares for the sixteenth EU-India Summit, both sides must reckon with trade-offs in order to secure a mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement.

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For European leaders and Brussels officials, the instinct is to panic. But they may want to look across the Atlantic to Canada, where Trump’s provocative suggestion that the country could become a 51st state was met not with outrage, but restraint. Ottawa’s response has been deliberate and understated: keep calm and carry on.

Europe

Keep Calm and Carry On: Why Europe Shouldn’t Panic Over Trump’s Threats

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

As Brussels contemplates a trade clash over Greenland, Europe may want to study Mark Carney’s brand of Canadian-style “cold shoulder” diplomacy.

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According to Costa, “Cyprus’ own history of occupation and division has given it a very concrete understanding of the crucial value of international law for peace and stability among nations.

Europe

Cyprus brings a “unique perspective” to its EU presidency

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

EU Council President Antonio Costa was clear, Cyprus will bring a “unique perspective” to its EU presidency.

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Though some in Brussels argue that Trump’s rhetoric occasionally sounds sympathetic to Putin, his actions consistently undermine Russian and Chinese interests. Ultimately, Trump’s early 2026 agenda reveal a deeper reality: despite the noise, Europe and the US continue to share many of the same strategic objectives.

Analyses

Trump’s Turbulent 2026: Why Europe Fears Him But Still Needs Him

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

From Greenland to Iran, Gaza and Venezuela, Trump’s start to 2026 may terrify Brussels — but behind the headlines, his aims echo Europe’s own strategic priorities.

Europe’s Eastern flank, with the Black Sea at its core, has become an active war zone and a decisive hinge in the continent’s security order. At the same time, the unpredictability of the United States is forcing Europeans to design its own more credible security architecture.

Analyses

France, Turkey, and a Reset in the Black Sea

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

A renewal of relations between France and Turkey is vital to strengthen European strategic autonomy. To make this détente a reality, Paris and Ankara should move beyond personal friction and jointly engage with questions of Black Sea security.

As minister of justice from 2015 to 2023, Ziobro was the author of judiciary reforms which provoked a major conflict with Brussels.

Europe

Hungary grants asylum to Polish ex-justice minister

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Hungary has granted political asylum to Poland’s former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro who is facing charges of embezzlement.

Europe’s global decline leads policy experts to lean increasingly towards extreme solutions. Awareness that already in this century Europe has gone from level-pegging with the US to only two-thirds of its GDP has sparked calls for radical policies. Progressive europhiles thus join populist europhobes in their exasperation with the EU.

Analyses

Unpalatable choices for an EU with shrinking options

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Giles Merritt urges a rigorous re-think of Europe’s strengths and weaknesses to fuel debate on a streamlined EU suited to the new ‘Age of Disruption’.

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Despite the fact that Russia is an economic midget and, as proven by the grave daily attacks on the civilian population all over Ukraine, a failed state in any civilized sense, Europe is far weaker at present than it should be.

Europe

Who Really Defends Europe — Ukraine or the U.S.?

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Europeans still hesitate to understand that their defense will no longer be provided by the United States – but by Ukraine. That is true in a far more comprehensive sense than has been considered to date.

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It is the NATO alliance that enables the American presence on Greenland, and it is the NATO alliance that the United States threatens when it threatens its ally Denmark. So long as the United States and Denmark are promised to defend one another from attack, Greenland is defended by both of them, and indeed by all of the other NATO allies. If the NATO alliance ceases to exist, then Greenland immediately becomes much less secure -- and, for that matter, so does every other member of the alliance, including the United States. Nothing could strengthen Russia and China more than the end of NATO.

Analyses

The mad Stamp collector

Monday, January 12, 2026

Our foreign policy as fable

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In the 1990s, it was thought that, both domestically and internationally, greater financialization would make individuals and countries grow faster. It was presented as a substitute for economic equality: Everybody who wanted to study or had a good idea could easily borrow and supposedly become rich.

Analyses

Was the World of the 1990s Better Than Today’s?

Monday, January 12, 2026

Revisiting the illusions of the 1990s and how that era’s ideals led to today’s realities.

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The failure by the European Council on December 18, 2025, to make a decision on Russian state assets has been depicted as a setback. Looked at another way, however, European solidarity held up well.

Europe

Solidarity Is a Must for Europe to Ensure its Own Security

Friday, January 9, 2026

Europe is designing a new model of collective security that no longer relies on the United States. For this effort to succeed, solidarity between member states that have different threat perceptions is vital.

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Brazil has spent decades cultivating a diplomatic identity built on dialogue, mediation, and strategic autonomy. It is one of the rare actors able to speak credibly with Washington and Beijing, with Brussels and Moscow, with democracies and non-democracies alike. This is not fence-sitting. It is bridge-building.

World

Why Brazil Has the Soft Power and Gravitas to Lead the Global South

Friday, January 9, 2026

In an increasingly fragmented world, leadership is no longer defined solely by military power, GDP size, or the ability to coerce. It is defined by credibility, cultural resonance, diplomatic legitimacy, and the capacity to convene without intimidating. By these standards, Brazil stands out as one of the few countries with the soft power and gravitas required to credibly lead the Global South.

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According to the Wall Street Journal Trump’s turnaround about Greenland followed after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Europe

New Tricks and AI Tools in Hungary’s High-Stakes Election

New Tricks and AI Tools in Hungary’s High-Stakes Election

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces his most serious challenge yet in the April 2026 parliamentary elections. All of Europe should monitor the Fidesz campaign: It will use unprecedented methods of electoral manipulation to secure victory and maintain power.

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EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.

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