European Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

What Chinese leaders really think of Trump

According to Chinese academics, economists and retired military officers, the country’s leaders are not losing any sleep over ...
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European Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing

Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver ...
European Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

The long game: How Europe can outlast Russia’s war of attrition

While Trump lingers indecisively and Moscow bets on Europe falling apart, the only logical strategy for the EU is to double ...
European Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

Pacific drift: Why Europe needs a Japan strategy for the Takaichi-Trump era

Donald Trump has already met Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo. As the two move closer on defence and ...
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Western Sahara shuffle: Trump’s foray could make or break peace

President Donald Trump’s quest for a peace prize has led him to Western Sahara, where American diplomacy risks either ...
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Energy reckoning: How Europe can use US sanctions to cut Moscow’s oil ties

The EU has a strategic opening to align with US sanctions on Rosneft and LUKoil. It must compel divestment from European ...
European Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

Eyes wide shut: How to read China’s playbook in the Western Balkans

The global order no longer favours Western dominance, and Europe’s peripheries have become battlegrounds for competing powers ...
European Council on Foreign Relations

Oltre l’Emergenza: Italia e Minacce Ibride tra Crisi Immediata e Rischio Sistemico

Roma, 6 novembre 2025 Hotel NH Collection Roma Centro, Via dei Gracchi 324, 00192 Roma Nel contesto internazionale segnato da ...