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Given the relentless competition between the United States and China, and the heightened ambitions of certain regional powers, Europe is still struggling to assert itself as a leading geopolitical player. Threatened militarily on its borders, it is also under threat at its very heart from repeated hybrid attacks that undermine its stability and sovereignty.

Fortunately, Europe has initiated response and is now tackling head-on the digital, ...Lire la suite

   There are wars we did not see coming. The information war being waged against us is one example[1]. The countries of the European Union are now operating in a profoundly transformed political and strategic environment: a war of aggression unfolding on our continent; the explicit challenge to international law based on common rules established in the aftermath of the Second World War; a powerful ally, the United States of America, which appears to be challen...Lire la suite

The question of what the Western Balkans want from the European Union is currently addressed in two different ways[1]. The Western Balkans comprise Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro[2], Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Albania, six states that have made European integration a major national objective and are therefore at ...Lire la suite

The European Union is facing the most serious security challenges in decades. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, instability in the EU's neighbourhood, growing geopolitical rivalry, hybrid threats, cyberattacks, terrorism, organised crime and the erosion of the international rules-based order require a comprehensive and credible European response.

In this context, the strengthening of European defence capabilities is legitimate and necessary. European citizens rightly expect ...Lire la suite