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.
The EU’s strategic autonomy ambitions have not materialized. The union should learn from crises and reframe the concept to include clear commitments and secure all member states’ buy-in.
While trade between the EU and Latin America has progressed in recent years, democracy and human rights have been sidelined. Recent developments in both regions and the geopolitical fallout since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine make it difficult to advance the democracy agenda.
The EU’s decision to grant Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine membership perspective signals a more strategic approach to enlargement. But an overhaul of the process is needed to enable staged accession and prevent a stalemate.
European leaders must not only double down on Ukraine and Eastern Europe. They need to figure out how they are going to deal with Russia now and in the future.
The vast majority of Guatemalans think the country is on the wrong track, but elections are unlikely to lead to improvements.
The excessive optimism of Putin and his ministers smacks of an attempt to convince not even mythical investors so much as themselves that business as usual is possible—and even compatible with their threats to unleash nuclear war.
All the actors supporting Ukraine need to work together now to establish a Euro-Atlantic strategy. Waiting for the war to end is not an option.
As conversations and research on Pacific Islands take on a new significance within policy discussions and international collaborations, it is a great privilege to hear from and understand the issues of priorities, perspectives, and urgency within the Pacific Island nations.
Poland’s ruling party appears determined to hang onto power at all costs. Recent protests against the government’s illiberal measures suggest Poles are willing to defend democracy.