Asia and the Indo-Pacific

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Earl Wang

13 January 2026

[1] Not only the US, but the EU and its Member States are also facing Chinese restrictions on foreign critical tech infrastructure. European telecom companies such as Nokia and Ericsson witness a drop by two-thirds in their market shares in China as compared to 2020. On the other way around,...

Future and outlook

 
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22 December 2025

The Schuman Network, an initiative of the Foundation, is working to promote the sharing of ideas on a European scale. With 21 members from 13 European countries, the Schuman Network is a forum to pool research on current European issues. Since its launch, over 195 studies have been published.

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Digital and technologies

 
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Josef Aschbacher

9 December 2025

Space has become an indispensable – and often unnoticed – element of everyday life. Modern societies would not work without space. Most citizens know about established applications like Earth observation, navigation and communication for purposes like environmental monitoring, climate...

Transatlantic Relations

 
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André Gattolin

4 February 2025

Donald Trump's return to the White House confirms, after a first term marked by an attempt to buy Greenland, that the Arctic Island is a critical geopolitical issue for the United States - and that it should also be the same for the European Union. The new situation, in which the military threat...

Democracy and citizenship

 
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Florent Menegaux

2 December 2025

“America innovates, Europe regulates": we have heard this phrase many times, revealing a fundamental difference in approach between the two continents. America undoubtedly produces economic giants, and Europe specialises in regulating them, failing to bring forth true world champions of...

Economic and Monetary Union

 
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Patrice Cardot

18 November 2025

Central bank digital currencies mark a major shift in the global monetary balance, in the face of the rise of cryptocurrencies and private stablecoins. They give governments back control over money creation, strengthen financial security and promote economic innovation. For Europe, the digital euro is both a tool of sovereignty and a geopolitical lever designed to reduce dependence on the dollar, protect the financial system and assert its role in the new global monetary order.

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In the 20th century, America saved Europe from dictatorships. Will the 21st century see the opposite happen?

The 21st century could then be Europe's time. An era in which Europeans can live freely, be respected and in peace in a society organised first and foremost around the human person, as opposed to ideologies, brute force and irrationality.We can be an example for a world that can be saved from its eternal failings. And perhaps an opportunity for Americans who reject the current trend, so that they can reconnect with Europeans, from whom, after all, they are in part descended.

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19 November 2025

The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies organises an open lecture by Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, on Wednesday, 19 November 2025,.The lecture, titled “Democratic Resilience in Europe in Times of Polarisation,” is organized in cooperation...

Editorial

 
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20 October 2025

Despite recurring criticism of its slowness and divisions, the European Union is moving forward, particularly on defence issues in the face of external threats. Its military budget is growing rapidly and principles such as European preference are emerging. As mistrust of the United States grows, Europe is asserting its sovereignty more strongly. It remains a beacon of democracy and the rule of law, capable of adapting to the challenges of today's world.

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