The Baltic Sea illustrates how hybrid threats increasingly exploit vulnerabilities in critical maritime infrastructure. uropean responses therefore require stronger maritime domain awareness, infrastructure resilience, and cooperation to address threats below the threshold of conventional conflict.
A petition targeting CNews has reached a parliamentary threshold, reopening France’s debate over media accountability and freedom of expression.
When regional industry sustenance arising from forces of national security, clashes with global supply chains, it triggers a chain reaction over a global scale…
China’s growing engagement in the Middle East reflects its economic and geopolitical ambitions, as Beijing seeks to expand its influence amid regional…
The prime minister’s decision to consider ‘slavery apology’ marks a shift in British policy, although it has also led to debate both within the UK and abroad…
As Burnham reopens the debate surrounding Britain’s relationship with the EU, senior government officials have made public their disagreements with prime…
Ever since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan the violations of academic freedom have increased, especially for women who have been banned from…
The war in Ukraine has exposed a structural weakness in the international system: a permanent member directly involved in a conflict can use its veto to block…
After Mongolia’s refusal to cooperate with the execution of Putin’s arrest warrant, the ICC was confronted with its main weakness: enforcement of the arrest…
In autumn 2026, Moldova and Sweden notified their withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. However, the treaty’s sunset clause will protect existing…
Italy’s high public debt and sluggish economic growth raise concerns about the country’s economic future. While stronger euro area institutions make a repeat…
Since 2022, European efforts to mobilise private capital for rearmament have lagged: aerospace and defence account for just 1.5% of business development…
The rising technocratic influence is increasingly threatening the renowned norm-maker EU’s socio-economic policies and actions. This current phenomenon…
The Azerbaijan–Germany Strategic Partnership of July 2026 signals political intent, but Europe’s retreat from fossil-fuel financing means the volumes it calls…
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