"Moscow wants a base for infiltrating the EU and is fighting a multi-vector war to get it" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/22/m...

"Europe’s radical-right parties felt empowered by Trump’s return to the White House, but their ability to reshape politics is constrained by divisions and a lack of vision" carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

"As 150 leaders gather in New York, the serious diplomacy will happen on the sidelines" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/22/u...

"The World’s Democracies Must Work Together—and Constrain Washington" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

"Those expecting a solid rapprochement between India and China may be misreading the situation, as structural frictions between the two countries endure" warontherocks.com/2025/09/the-...

"This strikes at the credibility of NATO’s core commitment to collective security" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

"Blow to hopes of European leadership at the UN climate summit in Brazil in November" www.ft.com/content/48d4...

"“Climate change is rapidly and actively changing the geopolitical dynamics” in the region, an Arctic researcher says" www.politico.eu/article/chin...

"Policymakers are increasingly concerned that a major geopolitical conflict with China could disrupt U.S. drug supply chains" www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

"This thinking is not helpful for a better European grand strategy and adapting European approaches to trends in global security" geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/crink-is-c...

"Both sides praised the agreement—but never seemed to agree on what it meant" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/15/t...

"For decades, Germany’s arms industry was the country’s dirty little secret" www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-arms...

"The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"What if Moscow’s most dangerous moves right now aren’t in Europe, but along the Gulf of Guinea?" warontherocks.com/2025/09/russ...

"Chamber urges Beijing to lower trade barriers as businesses suffer bottlenecks over critical minerals" www.ft.com/content/3193...

"Donald Trump says he’ll slap a harsh embargo on the Kremlin if Brussels turns the screws on China, but EU diplomats suspect the U.S. president is stalling" www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

"Brussels steps in as ‘Wassenaar’ pact on stopping transfer of dual-use technology is hobbled by Moscow" www.ft.com/content/6b06...

"Commission will allow Berlin to breach EU spending limits to allow more investment in defense and infrastructure" www.politico.eu/article/brus...

"Former Italian PM frustrated with ‘inaction’ a year after his report on how to improve Europe’s competitiveness" www.ft.com/content/a7c2...

"Washington Still Has Significant Leverage Over China, North Korea, and Russia" www.foreignaffairs.com/china/dont-o...

"Numerous factors are working to dissuade Russia from directly challenging NATO, but once Moscow reconstitutes its military, one scenario stands out as a plausible path to a NATO-Russia war" www.cnas.org/publications...

"War has not made Ukraine’s problems with corruption and the rule of law vanish. The EU should put more pressure on reform-resistant Ukrainian elites through robust financial conditionality and clear public messaging" www.cer.eu/insights/tou...

"This book examines Sino-Russian relations in the Arctic and forms part of a series of research projects at the Institute for Security and Development Policy" www.isdp.eu/publication/...

"The latest meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ (a group of mostly European countries supporting Ukraine) reflects the same illusions. Europeans need to face up to four key facts" www.cer.eu/publications...

"And it cannot be revived by China, Europe, post-Trump America, or the global south" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/u...

"The US has not yet accepted an invitation from China as progress stalls between the geopolitical rivals" www.ft.com/content/b6fb...

"What is becoming evident is the message Russia is sending to NATO: Stop your support for Ukraine" thehill.com/opinion/nati...

"Poland registered the incursion of 19 flying devices into its airspace, prompting an unprecedented response from NATO" www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

"But the United States is catching up, with new weapons set to come online soon" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/11/h...

"To explore these challenges, the Brookings Global China Project convened six foreign policy experts with diverse areas of expertise, including on China, Europe, national security, and economic issues" www.brookings.edu/articles/bet...

"Thousands join Block Everything rallies across France to express anger at government and austerity" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

"How European Forces—and NATO Resources—Can Make the Country Stronger" www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/bett...

"Leaders are afraid to tell voters what it will take to defend their continent" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/10/e...

"Wars tend to escalate in one of two ways—by intention or by accident. In the moment, the difference is often blurry" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

"The pandemic has accelerated a global decline in democracy that countries must now address" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"Success for party of the prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, despite increased support for rightwing Progress party" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

"The State of the Union has become a yearly ritual that breathes life into the EU" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/e...

"However, in the 18 months since the law came into force, it has faced a number of serious obstacles to its effectiveness" www.worldpoliticsreview.com/eu-big-tech-...

"The Russian economy may be wobbly, but it is still funding a deadly war with oil and gas sales" foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/r...

"The two debate what Europe really brings to the table for Britain and how that alliance best serves British current and future national interests" warontherocks.com/episode/the-...

"This week offered two starkly different versions of the global future" www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

"This IISS Strategic Dossier assesses the progress that has been made in building up NATO European defence capability and evaluates the prospects for European allies achieving NATO’s new investment pledge" www.iiss.org/events/2025/...

"Slovakia wants to normalise its relations with Moscow and is increasing imports of Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline" www.reuters.com/business/ene...

"The bloc’s challenge isn’t to restore the old transatlantic bargain but to build a new one before the next crisis hits" www.politico.eu/article/us-e...

"But a closer look shows that the real problem is political polarization, not will to fight" warontherocks.com/2025/09/taiw...

"Twenty-six countries at Paris summit of ‘coalition of the willing’ committed to potential contributions after ceasefire" www.ft.com/content/00dc...

"The “large scale review” will look to streamline the 32,000-strong executive, a document seen by POLITICO reveals" www.politico.eu/article/euro...

"Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence" www.ft.com/content/0157...

"American troops will “be staying in Poland” — and potentially more could be stationed there, U.S. president says" www.politico.eu/article/dona...

"Rather than continuing to rely on a deliberately unreliable partner, European leaders must devise their own plan for confronting Russian aggression" www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...