BRICS in New Delhi: Reading the 2026 Declaration
BRICS arrives in New Delhi twenty years after the cooperation format first emerged in 2006, as a group…
September 16, 2026
Hungary Loses Bid to Challenge EU-Ukraine Arms Funding
With the EU courts back from their summer recess, the General Court returned to a politically charged question:…
September 14, 2026
France Turns to Automotive Industry to Expand Domestic Drone Production
Executive Summary France is working to build a domestic drone-production industrial base through partnerships between defense firms and…
August 18, 2026
EU Tightens Sanctions on Russia’s War Machine
Executive Summary After being approved on July 23, the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia for its war…
August 8, 2026
EU and Ukraine Join Forces to Build Europe’s Drone Defence Industry
The EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance was officially launched on July 17 during the third EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in…
July 25, 2026
Holding the Alliance Together: NATO After Ankara
Between 7 and 8 July, NATO held its annual Summit in Ankara, Türkiye. Despite inflammatory remarks by U.S.…
July 18, 2026
Russia’s War Narrative Collides with Battlefield Reality
Recently, Putin claimed that Russian troops had “completely liberated” the long-fought-over eastern city of Kostiantynivka, despite Ukrainian forces…
July 10, 2026
Court Reopens Climate Fight Over Business Jets
On June 24th, the EU General Court reopened a politically sensitive question inside Europe’s sustainable-finance architecture: can business-jet…
June 30, 2026
Can the Pope Still Shape Europe’s Conscience on Migration?
Pope Leo stated last week, while he was visiting the Canary Islands, that, “Today, here by the sea,…
June 25, 2026
EU court adviser sets limits on Italian detention centers in Albania
On June 11th, Advocate General Laila Medina delivered her Opinion in Joined Cases C‑706/25 and C‑707/25, Comeri and Sidilli. Two…
June 24, 2026
The EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions: Targeting the Networks Behind the War
The Council on 15 June adopted a new package of restrictive measures in response to Russia’s war of…
June 20, 2026
EU Welcomes Armenia’s Pro-Europe Election Results, but Can It Offer an Alternative to Russian Trade?
Armenia’s most recent parliamentary elections reaffirmed the ruling party’s mandate and, with it, the country’s European course. Brussels,…
June 12, 2026