Making Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ may be a solution in search of a problem.
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Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
There’s no easy way to fasttrack Kyiv into the EU.
Europe is rattled by Trump’s approach to geopolitics but doesn’t seem able to produce an alternative vision.
The new agreement will affect the lives of 2 billion people across economies representing about a quarter of global GDP.
As the US increases political pressure on Europe, it’s possible to imagine the continent losing access to key computing services.
To placate pro-Moscow governments in Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia, the EU had to include an ‘opt-out’ clause for its support for Ukraine.
Threats to impose tariffs in retaliation for digital regulation are a line crossed.
This time around, Brussels was not negotiating from a position of strength.
The AUKUS sub project is crowding out other priorities across all three arms of the defence force. What does this mean for the proposed defence pact with the EU?
Closer trade ties could cut prices for consumers – but they come with serious political risks for the UK government.
The Russian president set harsh conditions on Ukraine and offered little in return.
US foreign policy is forcing a security rethink, particularly in Europe.
As Canadians experience their very own ‘Zeitenwende’ — the end of an era — in the wake of Trump’s desire to absorb Canada into the U.S., Canadian leaders should learn from the EU.
Messages emerging from Moscow and Brussels are that nothing short of victory will do. But a new Trump administration could change all this.
Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU will have a dedicated defence commissioner for the first time.
Emmanuel Macron is in turmoil and Viktor Orbán just inherited a key role in Europe. There are many delicate conversations to be had with the UK’s allies.
Italy’s prime minister won big in the European elections, leveraging her campaign to bring her exclusionary politics into the mainstream.
European voters head to the polls to elect new MEPs – the results will shape who takes the EU’s top jobs.
The taoiseach has not explained his sudden decision to leave but could he have an eye on Europe’s top job?
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Security, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Founding Director, Centre for Britain and Europe, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of International and European Politics, University of Warwick
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Professor of Finance, Pôle Léonard de Vinci
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Reader in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer in Criminology, Birmingham City University
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian and East European Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Analytics, ESCP Business School
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Member of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute
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Professor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Queen's University Belfast
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Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University