31 Jan 2023
Europe: Crossing the East-West divide
A new alignment challenges France and Germany as drivers of European politics – offering Britain a chance for influence.
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11 Jan 2023
Crossing the carbon border
International trade is skewed in favour of exporters who pay less for carbon emissions. The EU wants to change that. -
22 Nov 2022
Europe must fully embrace nuclear energy
With Russia’s stranglehold on the region’s energy, it is time to add a second shade of green. -
3 Nov 2022
Make or break: Scholz’ Beijing business
What happens in Europe won’t stay in Europe. Rifts on China risk common understanding with partners, Australia included. -
10 Oct 2022
EU in the driver’s seat on Indo-Pacific trade deals
Is the New Zealand–European Union free trade agreement an omen for Australia’s negotiations? -
1 Sep 2022
A new solidarity? Olaf Scholz on the future of Europe
Acknowledging the continent’s centre is “moving eastwards” marked the German chancellor’s address as visionary, of sorts. -
22 Aug 2022
Six months of war in Ukraine: Europe’s life and fate
Emotions have inevitably subsided but support for Ukraine remains resolute – enough to dismay Putin-loving populists. -
27 May 2022
Ukraine: The view from Warsaw
More than offering neighbourly support, Poland wants to ensure Russia suffers a strategic defeat. -
18 May 2022
A required update for the EU-US Trade and Tech Council
As authoritarian challenges loom, more transatlantic cooperation on technology should be welcome news for Australia. -
9 May 2022
The time is right for Australia to forge stronger ties with Europe
A new world has created new opportunities in energy, security and diplomacy that Canberra should grab without delay. -
3 May 2022
European neutrality is dying out
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed future security policy arrangements to Russia’s detriment. -
9 Mar 2022
A rebirth of the European Union in the shadow of the Ukraine invasion
Has Vladimir Putin achieved precisely what he hoped not to? -
4 Mar 2022
Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees
Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum. -
4 Mar 2022
Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious. -
2 Mar 2022
How long will Europe’s generosity towards Ukraine’s refugees last?
With potentially five million people displaced, the semantics of temporary protection vs refugee status become critical. -
1 Feb 2022
How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy
A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence. -
9 Dec 2021
Europe is finally getting serious about China
The Global Gateway and Germany’s new government suggests trouble ahead for EU-China relations. -
18 Nov 2021
Nord Stream 2: Will you go to the Gazprom with me?
The latest ructions over the Russian pipeline should lead Europe to hasten a turn away from gas to renewable energy. -
10 Nov 2021
The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border
A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union. -
27 Oct 2021
AUKUS? Quad? FOIP? A fragmented approach cannot counter China
Only a coherent policy for the Indo-Pacific will work. The West needs to offer a strong economic balance to Beijing. -
22 Oct 2021
“Strategic autonomy” is more dangerous for Europe than AUKUS
Breaking from the United States would militarise the European Union to the extent that it would become unrecognisable. -
19 Oct 2021
Europe’s time to find its superpower
AUKUS was the final reminder that European leaders need to make a break from reliance on US security on the continent. -
8 Oct 2021
Germany and Europe: “Ampel” time for reform
The Merkel model may no longer be fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving European Union. -
2 Sep 2021
Europe and the South China Sea
More warships in disputed waters may cause instability. But the presence of navies from afar sends a clear message, too. -
31 Aug 2021
Lukashenko running on empty
Belligerent and unpredictable, Belarus’ president is still an ongoing source of angst for Moscow and its neighbours. -
24 Aug 2021
Europe turns away from asylum-seekers
Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity. -
21 Jun 2021
Believing Biden
The US President has persuaded European allies of his values-based policy. But will such faith carry home? -
3 Jun 2021
Nord Stream 2: Assessing Russia’s “serious geopolitical victory”
The US has realised the energy pipeline is nearly completed. But that might not be the end of the opposition. -
10 May 2021
A breadcrumb trail as Europe responds to a rising China
With an EU Indo-Pacific strategy in the works, finding common ground in security and foreign policy remains a challenge. -
10 Mar 2021
Covid vaccines: Charity begins at home
Italy’s block on a vaccine shipment to Australia looks suspiciously like Europe’s version of the “America first” policy. -
17 Feb 2021
Russia vs the EU
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
Filling the gaps in ASEAN and EU cybercrime cooperation
The two regional bodies are teaming up to counter cybersecurity threats, but it’s no simple task. -
22 Jan 2021
Russia-US relations in 2021: Key things to watch out for
For all the talk of China, the Russia factor is still a huge challenge for the Biden administration. -
23 Dec 2020
She won’t be right with “Australian-style” Brexit
If a no-deal option with the EU is so enviable, why is Australia cutting a deal right now? -
26 Nov 2020
The outlines of a European policy on the Indo-Pacific
Germany and the Netherlands have new strategies for the Indo-Pacific, and maybe the beginnings of a common EU stance. -
15 Sep 2020
The “Australian solution” won’t fix Johnson’s Europe problem
Geography, reality and personality collide to undercut the British Prime Minister’s fantasy. -
14 Sep 2020
No breakthrough in sight for EU-China leaders’ meeting
Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway. -
24 Aug 2020
Europe’s big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia
Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity. -
29 Jul 2020
Europe, united in recovery – for now
A “historic” agreement has buoyed markets and marks a further, albeit temporary, step towards European federalism. -
27 Jul 2020
Turkey: Not a team player
A nationalist bent at home and provocations abroad have frayed ties with Europe, and maybe soon the US, too. -
15 May 2020
Covid-19 exposes the need for a European constitution
The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it. -
23 Apr 2020
Europe hasn’t fallen for China – if anything, it’s the opposite
Beijing’s charm offensive in response to coronavirus hasn’t moved the key capitals on the continent. -
23 Mar 2020
Covid-19 and migration: Europe must resist a populist pill
The far right is peddling a falsehood people better serve themselves. Together, the EU can show just how wrong this is. -
5 Mar 2020
Europe under threat
Yes, by coronavirus, but also by fighting in Syria and Libya. Can the EU react adequately? What will Brexit Britain do? -
24 Oct 2019
Brexit: “Do or die”
Boris Johnson swerves from “no deal” to “deal”, while a not-so-anonymous source steers the headlines in his favour. -
30 Aug 2019
Brexit: Deal or no deal
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
Houses divided
In Australia – and in a world in thrall to populists – political and business elites need to talk to each other. -
9 Aug 2019
“Security Brexit”: Johnson follows Trump in the Persian Gulf
The UK has made a premature break with what should be a collective response to a crisis in Europe’s near-abroad. -
29 May 2019
Europe and the Anglosphere drifting apart
The far-right gained out of the political cacophony of European elections, but any “exit” sentiment has evaporated. -
24 May 2019
The last straw for Theresa May
Her great failure was to concede the withdrawal agreement flaws instead of championing it as a negotiating triumph.