The real danger: that Europeans will repeat American arguments about their inevitable decline.

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2 February 2026
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Europe has structural advantages that are comparable to, or even superior to, those of the United States, based not on the display of its power, but on the size of its market, the strength of its structures and its long-term resilience. While challenges remain and should not be ignored, they do not justify fatalism or political renunciation. It is therefore up to leaders and citizens alike to convince themselves of this in order to reaffirm, without complexes, a singular but effective power on the international stage.

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Editorial

 
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26 January 2026

Europe stands as the last bastion against a coalition of autocrats that is converging, from Moscow to Beijing and including certain illiberal tendencies in the United States, to weaken democracies.

Editorial

 
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19 January 2026

Trump's insistence on acquiring Greenland appears to be a risky initiative, widely rejected in the United States and deemed unacceptable by Europeans. This provocation has prompted the European Uni

Transatlantic Relations

 
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Jean-Dominique Giuliani

1 January 2026

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

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 p

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