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From NATO’s perspective, what Turkey provided was considerable. It held the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which denied the Soviets naval passage to the Mediterranean.

Turkey and NATO: Inverting the Original Relationship

What Turkey wanted from NATO has changed — and so has what NATO is and represents. The 36th NATO Summit underscored both developments.

To properly counter it, allied leaders should set up a hybrid response cell for the Eastern flank, the EU and NATO should carry forward an already-agreed graduated menu of automatic consequences, and Brussels should establish a Baltic resilience initiative.

Why Russia Could Escalate Hybrid Warfare Against Europe

Mounting economic strain and battlefield losses will not necessarily make the Kremlin less dangerous. They could instead push Moscow toward a more aggressive hybrid campaign designed to test NATO’s Eastern flank, exploit allied hesitation, and fracture European resolve.

Addressing possible future EU/UK relations under the new PM, former Liberal MEP Andrew Duff believes Burnham “needs a couple of dismal years before he’s ready to take the plunge to rejoin the EU. He should buy time by setting up a Royal Commission on UK EU relations.”

Burnham as PM? "Wait and see"

Britain got another PM on Monday when Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on the back of a wave of widespread enthusiasm behind him ....and a mountain of key challenges ahead.

The discussions are expected to help define EU positions and expectations should efforts to restart negotiations gain momentum. European diplomatic sources cited a series of recent contacts with Turkey and said Cyprus has become linked to broader EU-Turkey relations.

Diplomacy intensifies over Cyprus

United Nations secretary-general envoy Maria Angela Holguin will be in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings seen as important to European Union preparations for a possible revival of Cyprus reunification talks ahead of an expected visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Cyprus next week.

Ukraine may spend 6 billion euros of the EU loan of 90 billion on drone equipment from China. That’s not only substantial financial support for the further developping of the on lightning speed expanding Chinese drone industry, that also in a large scale is providing the Russian army, but means at the same time support for the Chinese threat of a possible invasion of Taiwan.

Ukraine may buy for 6 billion euros Chinese drones with EU money

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about the Ukraine buying for 6 billion euros drones in China with EU money. Is it a threat for Taiwan?

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Elsewhere, Dr Denis MacShane, a former Europe Minister in the UK under Tony Blair, told this site, “Starmer’s problem is he is not a politician with the years of experience a Blair or a Thatcher had to avoid making first grade mistakes

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The absence of an overarching FTA is striking given the size of the economic relationship. According to the European Commission and Eurostat, EU–ASEAN goods trade reached between €274.9 billion in 2025, services trade exceeded €139.2 billion in 2024.

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Europe Can’t Keep Waiting: It’s Time for an EU–ASEAN Trade Deal

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

A €274.9 bn trade relationship, stalled talks and rising geopolitical risks make ASEAN the partner Brussels can no longer afford to overlook

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If adopted, Greece would become the first EU member country to ban social media for children under the age of 15. Although France has also advanced similar legislation, which it’s been hoping to implement in time for the new school year in September. But, last week, the Commission instructed Paris to revise its proposal to ensure it complies with EU law.

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Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media

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Having left the 2025 G7 summit a day early in part to avoid Zelensky, Trump appears to have softened his view, and the two leaders had what seems by most accounts to have been a good meeting at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.

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European Sycophancy Worked on Trump

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Durable families separate ownership rights from management rights. They use family constitutions, councils, holding companies, trusts, foundations, voting and non-voting shares, buy-sell agreements, and clear employment rules to prevent the multiplication of heirs from becoming the multiplication of veto players.

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Monday, July 13, 2026

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Marine Le Pen, 57, had been prepared to hand the baton to her protege, Jordan Bardella, if she had been barred from running. But the court watered down last year’s initial verdict, and made clear she was free to join the race.

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France’s Marine Le Pen, fighting court conviction and running for presidency

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency three times before, but now that she has decided to attempt it a fourth time, she has taken a gamble.

FIFA’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams triggered predictable outrage from traditionalists. Ticket prices caused even greater anger, with some seats reportedly listed at more than US$11,000, prompting accusations of elitism and price gouging.

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The Football World Cup Controversy Couldn’t Kill

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Scandal and presidential interference haven’t stopped fans from turning 2026 into a festival

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European leaders are aiming to avoid a bust-up with the mercurial US leader that could deal a further blow to NATO’s credibility, after Trump repeatedly cast doubt on Washington’s commitment to protecting its allies.

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Trump ’disappointed’ with NATO allies, renews Greenland claim

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Greenland "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark", Trump said on Tuesday

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Russia, particularly, is a long-time adherent to the view that the world is on the brink of a major change, and hence it is doubtful of the value of investing in long-term arrangements. It is convinced that 500 years of Western hegemony is ending, that other powers are ascendant, and that major upheavals are coming before the dust settles and a new world order can emerge.

Analyses

Why Europe Cannot Negotiate a New Yalta with Russia

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

While Russia is not ready to sue for peace on Europe’s terms, it could still either seek a ceasefire in Ukraine or try escalation. Brussels needs to prepare for both and prioritize that preparation over normative discussions.

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Danae Bezantakou received the highest number of votes with 414 votes. Having served for three consecutive terms as First Vice President and Secretary General, she now assumes the Presidency of the Propeller Club of Piraeus, becoming the first female President in the Club’s 91-year history

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A new era for the Propeller Club of Piraeus

Friday, July 3, 2026

On Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, the first meeting of the new Board of Governors of the Propeller Club of Piraeus took place, during which the Board was formally constituted and the new Executive Committee for the term June 2026 – June 2029 was elected.

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After years building his reputation as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham has returned to Westminster and appears poised to become Prime Minister following Keir Starmer’s announcement on 22 June that he will step down.

Analyses

Andy Burnham Isn’t Labour’s Messiah

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Britain’s next prime minister may have the political touch which Keir Starmer lacked, but no leader can escape the UK’s structural crises that have already brought down six occupants of Downing Street in little more than a decade.

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Majority think EU is a "place of stability in a troubled world"

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

While economic concerns grow, EU citizens value the peaceful, protective and cooperative nature of the EU.

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