Podcast

How Europe Can Navigate Global Disorder

by Rosa Balfour and Stefan Lehne
Published on June 14, 2023

Marked by regional struggles for hegemony and intense U.S.-China rivalry, the world order is headed toward a messy multipolarity where Europe has yet to find its place.

Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, and Stefan Lehne, senior fellow Carnegie Europe, sit down to unpack the trends in the emerging international system and assess the EU’s role within it.

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