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The Scramble for Europe: Can the EU Hold Its Ground?
Wed, November 25th, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (GMT+1)
Carnegie Europe Office & Live Online
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Europe once shaped the world. Now, it must fight for its place in it.
Caught between pressures from the United States, Russia, China, and Turkey, European leaders must confront geopolitical competition not just globally but also in their own continent. How did the European project lose its capacity to act on the world stage, and what does its future hold?
To examine the diverging ambitions of actors seeking to remake Europe in their own image, Carnegie Europe invites you to the public launch of The Scramble for Europe: Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order, a new book by Carnegie Europe Senior Fellow Dimitar Bechev.
Bechev will present his analysis of the crisis of the continent’s regional order and discuss it with Tony Barber, former Europe editor and contributor to the Financial Times, and Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe.
Copies of the book will be available at the event. A light reception will follow.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Dimitar Bechev is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where he focuses on EU enlargement, the Western Balkans, and Eastern Europe.
Tony Barber
Former Europe Editor and Contributor, Financial Times
Tony Barber is the former Europe editor and a contributor to the Financial Times.
Director, Carnegie Europe
Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe. Her fields of expertise include European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy.