China has Underestimated Europe's Pushback China underestimates Europe’s willingness and ability to push back. Chinese commentators often caricature Europe as weak and US-led, overlooking growing European concerns about economic dependence, security (notably over Ukraine), and unfair trade/practice issues. Recent incidents—chipmaker…
Implications for US and EU Transatlantic Ties US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, urged closer US–Europe cooperation to build a “new Western century,” framing the relationship as a civilisational partnership. He criticized liberal policies—especially…
What is the Impact of the EU-India Trade Deal? India and the European Union reached a long‑delayed trade agreement to drastically cut tariffs on most goods, aiming to boost two‑way trade, reduce global reliance on China and to some extent…
Trump Annexation Attempt on Greenland Concerns mount that former President Donald Trump has pursued ways to bring Greenland under U.S. control—ranging from influence campaigns to encouraging Greenlandic independence, to offering special political arrangements (like a Compact of Free Association), and…
EU Perspective on Trump Greenland Gambit U.S. ambitions to seize Greenland are a distraction and strategic mistake. Rather than pursuing annexation or coercive moves that alienate allies, Washington should build a coherent Arctic strategy based on stronger cooperation, infrastructure investment,…
Compromise on Greenland is Possible A high-level White House meeting between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Jan. 14, 2026 ended without a major breakthrough but produced an agreement to form a working group to seek a way forward on…
Trump Threat to Acquire Greenland: China Implications U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls to acquire Greenland, a move that alarmed China given its Arctic interests. Beijing has invested in Arctic research, shipping routes (the “Polar Silk Road”), and mineral projects…
German Economic Hopes after Election Fade Germany entered 2025 with renewed optimism after Friedrich Merz won the chancellorship promising pro-growth reforms and a €500bn fund to rebuild infrastructure and boost defence. Early hopes have faded: Q3 GDP confirms sluggish growth,…
Europe under Threat from Industrial Espoinage Chinese state-backed hackers have carried out a sustained, escalating cyber campaign across Europe from 2020–2025 that goes beyond simple espionage. These operations have targeted vaccine research, government and parliamentary networks, telecom and cloud infrastructure,…
How can the European Union Navigate the New Geopolitical Realities The new landscape of globalisation’s geoeconomic forces and rising geopolitics have pushed the EU away from a narrow neoliberal, market-first stance toward an emergent “economic statecraft” and more towards the…
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