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Taking the Pulse: Are Information Operations Russia’s Most Potent Weapon Against Europe?

Moscow has been dialing up its hybrid attacks on European democracies. Are information operations the most effective tool in Russia’s arsenal—and how can European governments and societies fight back?

· December 5, 2024
Europe’s Fledgling Economic Statecraft and the Trump Challenge

Donald Trump’s victory underscores the need for the EU to rethink its political economic model. As it adapts its policies, the union must recognize the trade-offs between its quest for economic security and its global identity as a champion of the rules-based order.

· November 28, 2024
Triple Nexus climate conflict
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The EU’s Triple-Nexus Challenge: Climate, Conflict, Democracy

The EU’s fragmented approaches to the crises of climate change, conflict, and democracy fall short by not addressing the mutually reinforcing links between them. Brussels needs an integrated strategy to tackle the emerging three-way nexus and mitigate the vulnerabilities it creates.

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· November 27, 2024
Taking the Pulse: Would Freezing Ukraine’s NATO Membership Process Advance Peace?

Support for negotiations toward a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has been growing in the West. Should Kyiv accept a freezing of the contact line and its NATO membership process, and what are the alternate paths to peace?

· November 21, 2024
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Is Europe Ready for Trump 2.0?

Rym Momtaz, Sophia Besch, and Christopher Shell discuss how Donald Trump’s victory might reshape transatlantic relations.

· November 20, 2024
Time for an EU Security Council?

Faced with Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his threat to transatlantic relations, the EU is woefully ill-equipped to act swiftly on foreign policy and security issues. An EU Security Council would go a long way in empowering it to respond more effectively.

· November 19, 2024