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"The European Commission prides itself on having negotiated the best possible deal in the face of Trump's dictates. By accepting a unilateral increase in customs duties on its products entering the United States, Europe will thus pay tribute to the empire and be seen as the soft underbelly of the West. It is urgent that Europeans finally decide to be a great power and behave as such, so that they are free to refuse the imposition of constraints external to their will. The path suggested by Mario Draghi to avoid this humiliation and decline is the only one possible: to behave on the international stage as a state."
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Editorial
5 October 2026
During his apostolic journey to France, Pope Leo XIV made Europe the central theme of his speech delivered in Metz on 28 September. Expressing his commitment to a just and united world, he drew on
Editorial
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As China's commercial stranglehold tightens on Europe, the European Union must rethink its approach to free trade. With European markets flooded with Chinese exports that threaten jobs and widen th
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Both contested and sought after, Europe embodies the relative exercise of sovereignty in the 21st century. Just as the 'European reflex' has taken hold amongst the continent's economic and social a
Strategy, Security and Defence
22 July 2026
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