Europe and the United States are increasingly at odds over how to manage the challenges posed by China. A united, coherent transatlantic approach is urgently needed to safeguard shared interests.
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Germany could shape the outcomes of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Its reluctance to do so reveals a leadership unwilling to match its economic strength with political influence.
Amid a global race for AI supremacy, the EU seeks to set a gold standard for AI regulation and maintain a technological edge. Doing so will require navigating a crowded landscape characterized by state and corporate competition and a fragmented regulatory regime complex.
The EU and ASEAN have diverging priorities in climate, security, technology, trade, and democracy. Stronger cooperation in these fields would enable the two blocs to tackle shared challenges and pursue common interests.
EU member states’ policies toward China have been hardening, but different national interests prevent a joint, coherent approach to Beijing. It may take a conflict over Taiwan to unify Europe.
Europe is waking up to the malevolent influence of the Chinese regime. European leaders need a common political and economic strategy to manage China’s irreversible rise.
The outcome of Russia’s war on Ukraine will determine who sets the political and economic rules for the coming decades. At stake is the rules-based international order.
