Remember when Rubio criticised Hungary's democratic backsliding? What changed? Certainly not Hungary's democratic backsliding

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Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.

Our takeaway from Munich and how that standing ovation came to happen @lemonde.fr

Qui a lancé la standing ovation pour Rubio à Munich? Réponse 👇Mais elle n'a pas convaincu tout le monde @lemonde.fr

Relevant feedback on @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social, which reminds us that everything is already in The Beatles’ lyrics: woke up, got out of bed… (A Day in the Life)

Cash-strapped Kremlin is increasingly resorting to old nationalisation trick • Russia confiscated record US$41bn worth of property in 2025, four times the 2024 amount • High borrowing costs curb Moscow's ability to sell seized assets while also depressing prices www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

La France est la cible de campagnes de désinformation venant à la fois de Russie et de comptes trumpistes aux Etats-Unis

Share of Russian oil shipments to undisclosed buyers is rising sharply • Many tankers are idling in India or Chinese waters in search of buyer among refineries • Data highlight growing impact of tighter US sanctions on Russian crude exports - and thus Russian oil income www.ft.com/content/ebf1...

Six European economies vow to drive progress on stalled projects www.reuters.com/business/ger...

USS Cole bombing : 2000 - 26 years ago. Bali bombing: 2005.

Plus de 50 % des moins de 25 ans en France s’informent via les réseaux sociaux et outils d’IA

Europe needs green tech. Europe needs to be resilient against Chinese coercion. Two imperatives, two camps. How to reconcile them? @byfordt.bsky.social just published the definitive study for @ecfr.eu. Read it ⬇️ ecfr.eu/publication/...

European imports of Russian uranium grew after full-blown invasion of Ukraine • Russia supplies around one quarter of EU imports of nuclear fuel (at attractively low prices) • US also continues to import Russian uranium ahead of full ban planned for 2028 www.ft.com/content/951d...

@sylviekauffmann.bsky.social @lemonde.fr: Europe Is Finally Waking Up To The Trump Threat | @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/4b48...

“The threat from the Trump administration is more unsettling; it is an assault on Europe’s identity, coming from its own ally…. To make things worse,by weakening the alliance,Trump heightens the security risk posed by Russia and increases China’s appetite.” By @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social

The power of middle powers : as Canada's Mark Carney was going to China, India and the EU were working to find common ground amid the Trump chaos. My column in @lemonde.fr with comments from FM Jaishankar

Avant même le discours de Mark Carney sur le pouvoir des puissances moyennes et sa visite en Chine, l'UE et l'Inde se sont trouvé de nouvelles affinités dans le monde de Trump. Ma chronique dans @lemonde.fr avec interview du MAE Jaishankar

Paul Vazeux, humanitaire français que je connais personnellement, oeuvre consciencieusement à Soumy auprès de populations civiles dénuées de tout. Si Paul en appelle aux dons pour des générateurs, c'est que la situation est particulièrement critique. Je relaie son appel. 👇

Trump's promises that tariffs would fuel US manufacturing revival are not materialising • US factories are shedding jobs, with employment falling by 0.6% in the year to November • Upcoming renegotiation of USMCA will not help as firms also suffer from uncertainty www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Meanwhile, Russia knocks out Kyiv’s power, heating and water

Am in @Davos to talk about geopolitics, global Un-order, AI, China, Europe and Greenland among other things. I recorded a special issue of the World in 30 Minutes podcast with Finnish President Alex Stubb. Very much recommended: ecfr.eu/podcasts/epi...

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Pologne prévoit de livrer des avions de chasse MiG-29 à Kiev

Gaza : les candidats à un siège permanent au conseil de la paix devront verser plus de 1 milliard de dollars, selon un document obtenu par l’AFP

China is doubling down on de-risking - reducing reliance on EU and US as export markets • In 2025 EU and US absorbeb just 25% of China's exports, down from ~40% 20 years ago • Asean economies are now China's top export markets, with some of them acting as re-export hubs www.ft.com/content/af1b...

Yes, Europe has cards on Greenland. Here are 10 of them. @ecfr.eu

🇫🇷 Foreign minister Barrot: “the military operation leading to Maduro’s capture violates the principle of non use of force which is the basis of international law”.

Meanwhile, in a different hemisphere

How the war in Ukraine redefined Europe. With @nathalietocci.bsky.social @haukkala.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social @mijrahman.bsky.social, Monika Sus and more🙏

Comment quatre ans de guerre en Ukraine ont redéfini l'Europe. Avec @nathalietocci.bsky.social @haukkala.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social @mijrahman.bsky.social, Monika Sus et d'autres.

Meanwhile…

“If Washington does not stem the pipeline of energy-fueled cash from China to Russia, its overall commitment to sanctions will come into question,” write Erica Downs and @richardmnephew.bsky.social. “China will rightly see the United States as weak-willed.”

⚡️US security guarantees set for 15 years, with Ukraine pushing for extension, Zelensky says.

Bardot, icône insaisissable. L'éditorial du Monde

Après la prison en Biélorussie et l’exil forcé, Ales Bialiatski, le prix Nobel de la paix, ne désarme pas

Now also available in English: danwatch.dk/en/former-sp...

L’UE immobilise les actifs russes jusqu’à la fin de la guerre en Ukraine

Guerre en Ukraine : l’avancée en trompe-l’œil de l’armée russe #Ukraine www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

On what grounds would America be the guardian of "western civilization"? My take in @lemonde.fr

Excellent opinion piece from @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social A must-read. @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

@martinsandbu.ft.com (generously) discussing our plan with Moritz Schularick and Philipp Hildebrand for joint financing of next generation defence capabilities (and their spillovers). @kiel.institute @voxeu.org @cepr.org

As US envoy Steve Witkoff heads for Moscow again, read Stefan Meister @meistefan1.bsky.social on why the Europeans need their own plan & become more active players ip-quarterly.com/en/european-...

From the executive VP of EU Commission

One year of consecutive protest in Georgia. More photos: www.instagram.com/p/DRnX9e2DMv...

www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... Une architecture européenne pour la défense du futur un cadre à la fois technologique, industriel et financier afin d’atteindre une autonomie stratégique et de favoriser l’intégration des marchés financiers européens. @voxeu.org @cepr.org @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social

Who lost Georgia?

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky annonce une « refonte » du secteur énergétique

Pourquoi la société belge Solvay fournit-elle des terres rares aux Etats-Unis alors que l'Europe en manque?

How depressing is this? Europe’s top processor of rare earths materials said Wednesday it had forged new partnerships to strengthen supply chains in the United States, deals that come as Europe lags in the race to break China’s chokehold on rare earths