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  • 17 May 2023
    • China
    • European Union
    • France
    • Germany

    Europe’s divisions over China could hamper G-7 unity

    Dominique Fraser
    If European capitals, Brussels, and Washington are not aligned, immediate economic interests will overshadow common, long-term goals.
  • 13 Apr 2023
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • European Union
    • France

    Taiwan: Far from lost in translation, Macron said exactly what he meant

    David Vallance
    The French President’s comments are the latest example of his consistent call for Europe to set its own path.
  • 31 Jan 2023
    • Europe
    • European Union

    Europe: Crossing the East-West divide

    Roderick Parkes
    A new alignment challenges France and Germany as drivers of European politics – offering Britain a chance for influence.
  • 11 Jan 2023
    • Europe's Economy
    • European Union
    • Trade
    • Climate change

    Crossing the carbon border

    Stephen Minas
    International trade is skewed in favour of exporters who pay less for carbon emissions. The EU wants to change that.
  • 22 Nov 2022
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Russia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Europe must fully embrace nuclear energy

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    With Russia’s stranglehold on the region’s energy, it is time to add a second shade of green.
  • 3 Nov 2022
    • China
    • European Union
    • Germany

    Make or break: Scholz’ Beijing business

    Dominique Fraser
    What happens in Europe won’t stay in Europe. Rifts on China risk common understanding with partners, Australia included.
  • 10 Oct 2022
    • Australia's Trade
    • European Union
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade

    EU in the driver’s seat on Indo-Pacific trade deals

    Justin Brown
    Is the New Zealand–European Union free trade agreement an omen for Australia’s negotiations?
  • 1 Sep 2022
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    A new solidarity? Olaf Scholz on the future of Europe

    Marcus Colla
    Acknowledging the continent’s centre is “moving eastwards” marked the German chancellor’s address as visionary, of sorts.
  • 22 Aug 2022
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Six months of war in Ukraine: Europe’s life and fate

    Marcus Colla
    Emotions have inevitably subsided but support for Ukraine remains resolute – enough to dismay Putin-loving populists.
  • 27 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine: The view from Warsaw

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    More than offering neighbourly support, Poland wants to ensure Russia suffers a strategic defeat.
  • 18 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Technology

    A required update for the EU-US Trade and Tech Council

    Mercedes Page
    As authoritarian challenges loom, more transatlantic cooperation on technology should be welcome news for Australia.
  • 9 May 2022
    • Australia's Trade
    • Australia's Economy
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    The time is right for Australia to forge stronger ties with Europe

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A new world has created new opportunities in energy, security and diplomacy that Canberra should grab without delay.
  • 3 May 2022
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    European neutrality is dying out

    Daniel Woker
    Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed future security policy arrangements to Russia’s detriment.
  • 9 Mar 2022
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    A rebirth of the European Union in the shadow of the Ukraine invasion

    Eglantine Staunton
    Has Vladimir Putin achieved precisely what he hoped not to?
  • 4 Mar 2022
    • Migration
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Human rights
    • Ukraine

    Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees

    Jane McAdam
    Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum.
  • 4 Mar 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Global Economy
    • China
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

    Tim Harcourt
    It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious.
  • 2 Mar 2022
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    How long will Europe’s generosity towards Ukraine’s refugees last?

    Khalid Koser
    With potentially five million people displaced, the semantics of temporary protection vs refugee status become critical.
  • 1 Feb 2022
    • Sustainability
    • European Union
    • Climate change
    • France

    How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence.
  • 9 Dec 2021
    • China
    • European Union

    Europe is finally getting serious about China

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    The Global Gateway and Germany’s new government suggests trouble ahead for EU-China relations.
  • 18 Nov 2021
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Energy
    • Germany

    Nord Stream 2: Will you go to the Gazprom with me?

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    The latest ructions over the Russian pipeline should lead Europe to hasten a turn away from gas to renewable energy.
  • 10 Nov 2021
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Migration

    The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union.
  • 27 Oct 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • European Union

    AUKUS? Quad? FOIP? A fragmented approach cannot counter China

    Yatharth Kachiar , Priya Vijaykumar Poojary
    Only a coherent policy for the Indo-Pacific will work. The West needs to offer a strong economic balance to Beijing.
  • 22 Oct 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • European Union

    “Strategic autonomy” is more dangerous for Europe than AUKUS

    Benjamin Tallis
    Breaking from the United States would militarise the European Union to the extent that it would become unrecognisable.
  • 19 Oct 2021
    • United States
    • European Union
    • France

    Europe’s time to find its superpower

    Emilian Kavalski , Nicholas Ross Smith
    AUKUS was the final reminder that European leaders need to make a break from reliance on US security on the continent.
  • 8 Oct 2021
    • European Union
    • Germany

    Germany and Europe: “Ampel” time for reform

    Marcus Colla
    The Merkel model may no longer be fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving European Union.
  • 2 Sep 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • South China Sea
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Europe and the South China Sea 

    Loro Horta
    More warships in disputed waters may cause instability. But the presence of navies from afar sends a clear message, too.
  • 31 Aug 2021
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    Lukashenko running on empty

    Ian Hill
    Belligerent and unpredictable, Belarus’ president is still an ongoing source of angst for Moscow and its neighbours.
  • 24 Aug 2021
    • Europe
    • Migration
    • European Union

    Europe turns away from asylum-seekers

    Dominic Simonelli
    Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity.
  • 21 Jun 2021
    • Europe
    • United States
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Believing Biden

    Daniel Woker
    The US President has persuaded European allies of his values-based policy. But will such faith carry home?
  • 3 Jun 2021
    • United States
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Energy
    • Germany

    Nord Stream 2: Assessing Russia’s “serious geopolitical victory”

    Nikola Mikovic
    The US has realised the energy pipeline is nearly completed. But that might not be the end of the opposition.
  • 10 May 2021
    • China
    • European Union

    A breadcrumb trail as Europe responds to a rising China

    Anita Inder Singh
    With an EU Indo-Pacific strategy in the works, finding common ground in security and foreign policy remains a challenge.
  • 10 Mar 2021
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Covid vaccines: Charity begins at home

    David Ritchie
    Italy’s block on a vaccine shipment to Australia looks suspiciously like Europe’s version of the “America first” policy.
  • 17 Feb 2021
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • France

    Russia vs the EU

    Daniel Woker
    A visit to Moscow by Europe’s top envoy did nothing to calm a growing diplomatic spat. What if Washington weighs in?
  • 1 Feb 2021
    • Asean
    • European Union
    • Technology

    Filling the gaps in ASEAN and EU cybercrime cooperation

    Eugenio Benincasa
    The two regional bodies are teaming up to counter cybersecurity threats, but it’s no simple task.
  • 22 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia
    • European Union

    Russia-US relations in 2021: Key things to watch out for

    Alexey Muraviev , Nina Markovic Khaze
    For all the talk of China, the Russia factor is still a huge challenge for the Biden administration.
  • 23 Dec 2020
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    She won’t be right with “Australian-style” Brexit

    Stephen Minas
    If a no-deal option with the EU is so enviable, why is Australia cutting a deal right now?
  • 26 Nov 2020
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Germany

    The outlines of a European policy on the Indo-Pacific

    Lisa Louis
    Germany and the Netherlands have new strategies for the Indo-Pacific, and maybe the beginnings of a common EU stance.
  • 15 Sep 2020
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    The “Australian solution” won’t fix Johnson’s Europe problem

    Daniel Woker
    Geography, reality and personality collide to undercut the British Prime Minister’s fantasy.
  • 14 Sep 2020
    • China
    • European Union

    No breakthrough in sight for EU-China leaders’ meeting

    Nora Schlenzig
    Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway.
  • 24 Aug 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Australia
    • European Union

    Europe’s big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia

    Remy Davison , Nina Markovic Khaze
    Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity.
  • 29 Jul 2020
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Europe, united in recovery – for now

    Alexandre Dayant
    A “historic” agreement has buoyed markets and marks a further, albeit temporary, step towards European federalism.
  • 27 Jul 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • Middle East
    • European Union
    • Türkiye
    • United States

    Turkey: Not a team player

    Rodger Shanahan
    A nationalist bent at home and provocations abroad have frayed ties with Europe, and maybe soon the US, too.
  • 15 May 2020
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19 exposes the need for a European constitution

    Alexandre Dayant
    The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it.
  • 23 Apr 2020
    • China
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Europe hasn’t fallen for China – if anything, it’s the opposite

    Daniel Woker
    Beijing’s charm offensive in response to coronavirus hasn’t moved the key capitals on the continent.
  • 23 Mar 2020
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19 and migration: Europe must resist a populist pill

    Alexandre Dayant
    The far right is peddling a falsehood people better serve themselves. Together, the EU can show just how wrong this is.
  • 5 Mar 2020
    • Syria
    • European Union
    • Türkiye
    • Coronavirus

    Europe under threat

    Daniel Woker
    Yes, by coronavirus, but also by fighting in Syria and Libya. Can the EU react adequately? What will Brexit Britain do?
  • 24 Oct 2019
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    Brexit: “Do or die”

    Lawrence Freedman
    Boris Johnson swerves from “no deal” to “deal”, while a not-so-anonymous source steers the headlines in his favour.
  • 30 Aug 2019
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    Brexit: Deal or no deal

    Lawrence Freedman
    The clock is ticking, and a theatrical Boris Johnson is putting on a show of being prepared to go to the brink.
  • 21 Aug 2019
    • Australia in the World
    • United States
    • China
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    Houses divided

    Allan Behm
    In Australia – and in a world in thrall to populists – political and business elites need to talk to each other.
  • 9 Aug 2019
    • United States
    • Iran
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom

    “Security Brexit”: Johnson follows Trump in the Persian Gulf

    Daniel Woker
    The UK has made a premature break with what should be a collective response to a crisis in Europe’s near-abroad.
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