European Union

Europe and America: Time for Serious Decoupling
Europe has a lot of power. But it needs the willingness to wield it. The time is now.

The Three Seas And Europe’s Future
There are two key avenues for cementing the Three Seas Initiative as a European priority and advancing American interests. European states buttressed by the Adriatic, Baltic, and Black Seas hold...

Europe Could Reset Global Politics, Do They Have the Chutzpah?
America under a second Trump term and China under increasing foreign and domestic pressures may allow Europe to capture a moment in the spotlight. Will they take it, or let...

JD Vance Unveils America’s AI Doctrine
The vice president’s speech at the Paris AI Summit emphasized speed, deregulation, and America’s bid for global technological supremacy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a theoretical or futuristic concept—it...

Europe Needs To Build Its Own Missiles
If Russia were truly preparing to invade Europe, one would expect the Europeans in NATO to move with much greater alacrity in developing the weapons and capabilities they need to...

VIDEO: What To Expect From Trump’s Trade Policy
Trade and tariffs have dominated the headlines since President Trump was sworn in. But what does he actually want? President Donald Trump has followed through on his promises to impose...

Toward A New European Post-War Security Architecture
Over a month has passed since Donald Trump’s election, and the war in Ukraine is escalating instead of ending. Various unverified proposals for negotiations have been floated to the press...

The EU-Mercosur Agreement Shows America Has Fallen Behind
The announcement at the December 5-6 summit of the Southern Common Market—Mercosur—that a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) had been reached came as a surprise to many, as...

How Italy and Germany Are Building a European Defense Industrial Base
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine served as a wake-up call about the necessity of reevaluating the existing European approach to collective security and highlighting vulnerabilities in its defense mechanisms. As...

Winning the Battle for Georgia’s Democracy: A Call for U.S. Leadership
On October 26, many Georgians went to the polling stations in the hope that they could end twelve years of state capture by Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has subdued...

The U.S. and EU are Natural Partners in Competing with China
The United States and the European Union—as the only two free and open economies with the heft to stand up to Chinese mercantilism—are each other’s indispensable partners in prevailing over...

The Russian Military Isn’t Bluffing
Europe faces a double existential threat. The first part is of its own making. The second is a Russian military attack on NATO. The Norwegian chief of staff, Eirik Kristoffersen,...