17 Mar 2025
Will Trump force Europe into China’s arms?
It’s not clear that Beijing has much to give when it comes to resolving the most vexed issues in Sino-European relations.
-
-
26 Feb 2025
Two cheers for the European Union
Democracy, peace and cooperation don’t happen by accident. Will the EU continue to defy Europe’s violent history? -
22 Jan 2025
A body blow to Putin’s “dirty fleet”
Europe is increasingly cracking down on Russia’s sanction-busting oil trade. -
15 Jan 2025
Meta power move is about more than fact checking
We can expect more pushback from US tech companies towards national governments – but will this also come with official US government support? -
20 Nov 2024
Has the time finally come for a European defence?
Talk might be finally giving way to action. Maybe. -
15 Oct 2024
The ripple effects of EU deforestation laws in Southeast Asia
The region's palm oil industry needs to move with the times. But meeting the challenges will take a group effort. -
31 Jul 2024
Charging up: Europe’s bid for renewable energy independence
A new deal with Serbia for one of the world's largest lithium mines is about breaking China’s stranglehold on the market. -
24 Jul 2024
Good vibes only: Can Starmer make the European Political Community work?
Europe’s newest strategic forum has the chance to rally regional leaders around common defence and security challenges. -
22 Jul 2024
A weaker Europe on China – at the worst time
European governments increasingly wary of the popular turn against incumbents will be more susceptible to economic inducements and pressure from Beijing. -
15 Jul 2024
What next for UK trade relations with the EU?
The ushering in of new blood in Westminster promises less ideology on trade, but no fewer red lines. -
25 Jun 2024
Tariffs, data security and global collaboration: Navigating the geopolitics of electric vehicles
Protectionism isn’t going to help with meeting global climate ambitions. -
18 Apr 2024
Is the EU Australia’s blind spot in the Indo-Pacific?
In region worried about militarisation, what is perceived as the EU’s weakness by Australia may be its main strength. -
15 Apr 2024
Russia conundrum in the Caucasus and beyond
Once a de facto leader in the post-Soviet space, Moscow is now falling outside the friend zone in its own backyard. -
18 Mar 2024
The ripple effects of NATO expansion
Türkiye’s approval of Sweden’s entry into the treaty alliance has led to improved US–Turkish relations. -
19 Feb 2024
Kicking up a stink: Europe’s farmers, like those in Australia, are counting costs
International turmoil is having mixed political consequences both near and far. -
15 Nov 2023
The Bletchley Park artificial intelligence summit: Good optics, less substance
A jumbled collection of commonplace platitudes does not a remarkable outcome make. -
30 Oct 2023
Dashed hopes for Australia, Europe still has blind spots on trade
The collapse of FTA negotiations illustrates that protectionist sentiment is still powerful in the bloc. -
19 Oct 2023
China’s car exports pose a key question to policymakers: Compete or protect?
How they respond will have implications for consumers and the climate. -
31 Jul 2023
Berlin’s economic “de-risking” model could be Europe's answer to the Taiwan question
Germany's aim is not to “decouple” from China, but to reduce its exposure to risk. And the potential winner is Taipei. -
18 Jul 2023
Regulating artificial intelligence: How the EU just got us closer
In these times of high-tech angst, a new draft Act passed in the European Parliament sets the scene for the future of AI. -
8 Jun 2023
Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China
Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy. -
17 May 2023
Europe’s divisions over China could hamper G-7 unity
If European capitals, Brussels, and Washington are not aligned, immediate economic interests will overshadow common, long-term goals. -
13 Apr 2023
Taiwan: Far from lost in translation, Macron said exactly what he meant
The French President’s comments are the latest example of his consistent call for Europe to set its own path. -
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. -
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?