Summer Greetings From Strategic Europe
Carnegie Europe’s Strategic Europe blog is taking a three-week break. In the meantime, take a look at our recent summer reading suggestions and a host of other Carnegie content.
by Judy Dempsey
More work from Strategic Europe
Taking the Pulse: Does Meeting the 5 Percent of GDP Target Enable Europe to Confront the Russian Threat?At the NATO summit, allies committed to increase their defense spending to the equivalent of 5 percent of their gross domestic product by 2035. Can this target translate into the capabilities and readiness needed to deter Russian aggression?
How the EU Can Think Creatively for Sanctions on RussiaAs the European Council summit takes place this week, EU leaders have options to beef up sanctions on Russia by targeting the country’s oil and gas exports. Implementing additional measures would demonstrate Brussels’s ability to act without Washington and rethink the EU’s institutional framework for sanctions.
- Agathe Demarais
The Black Sea Has Become the Fulcrum of Europe’s SecurityThe Black Sea is pivotal in Russia’s war against Ukraine and the wider standoff between Moscow and the West. To counter the Russian threat in the region, the EU has adopted a new strategy, and Turkey is building up its capabilities.
Europe’s Playbook for Climate Engagement with the United StatesEurope should leverage the U.S. climate policy shift and safeguard its green transition goals by building cooperation on geothermal energy among other things and focusing on technologies that enhance security and decarbonization.
Taking the Pulse: Is Schengen Still Fit for Purpose?After forty years, the Schengen area, a pillar of EU integration and free movement, is increasingly undermined by member states reintroducing border controls. Amid global turmoil and populist pressure, can Schengen still stand as a model of European unity?
