Despite broad agreement among governments that the European order needs systemic change, little is actually moving in that direction. What would the optimal model for European cooperation and integration look like? 💡 @richardyoungs.bsky.social gathered ideas from eleven experts:

Europe from Scratch: Visions for a New European Order

Several leaders have called for major EU reforms, but only modest changes have resulted. What if the European order really could be reimagined from zero today?

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For the policymaking and expert communities, it can sometimes feel like Groundhog Day. But over the past twelve months, there have also been some noteworthy evolutions. @rmomtaz.bsky.social takes stock of the deep shifts underway. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Letter from the Editor: Europe Takes Two Steps Forward But One Step Back

As we close out another season of Strategic Europe, it is worth taking stock of the deep shifts underway.

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🆕 | The hybrid warfare landscape is evolving rapidly, leaving policymakers without clear strategies. To more effectively address emerging challenges, Raluca Csernatoni and Alicia Wanless argue governments should dig deeper into the underlying dynamics. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats

The hybrid warfare landscape is evolving rapidly, leaving policymakers without clear strategies. To better inform their work in addressing emerging challenges, governments must dig deeper into the und...

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❔ | #TTP: Are Watered-Down Russia Sanctions Better than None? The EU had to compromise to adopt a twenty-first sanctions package against Russia, exposing growing cracks in the union’s resolve. Is this latest, weaker round worth it to keep pressure on Moscow? 🔗 carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Taking the Pulse: Are the EU’s Watered-Down Russia Sanctions Better than None?

The EU had to compromise to adopt a twenty-first sanctions package against Russia, exposing growing cracks in the union’s resolve. Is this latest, weaker round worth it to keep pressure on Moscow?

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NATO should not do away with its annual summits, but it is struggling to ensure that they are used wisely. The alternative of having fewer meetings would not end the political motivations that have led to their abuse, says @erik-jones.bsky.social. More takes: carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Taking the Pulse: Enough with the Annual NATO Summits, Already?

Over the past ten years, NATO has held almost as many summits as it did during the entirety of the Cold War. Are they still useful, or is it time to stop holding annual meetings?

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Trump is distracted and Ukraine wants Europe to step up. The continent’s leaders must find their voice and assert it in talks with Russia, writes @alissadecarbonnel.bsky.social. Read her take on why Europeans must take charge of their diplomacy with Moscow. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Why Europe Must Take Charge of its Russia Diplomacy Now

Trump is distracted and Ukraine wants Europe to step up. The continent’s leaders must find their voice and assert it in talks with Russia.

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Mounting economic strain and battlefield losses will not necessarily make Russia less dangerous. They could instead push Moscow toward a more aggressive hybrid campaign designed to test NATO’s Eastern flank, warns Maksym Beznosiuk. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Why Russia Could Escalate Hybrid Warfare Against Europe

Mounting economic strain and battlefield losses will not necessarily make the Kremlin less dangerous. They could instead push Moscow toward a more aggressive hybrid campaign designed to test NATO’s Ea...

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How NATO Became Anchored in the Black Sea As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, NATO is expanding its footprint in the Black Sea. Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria are upgrading their fleets and deepening trilateral cooperation, writes @dimitarbechev.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/europe/posts...

How NATO Became Anchored in the Black Sea

NATO countries Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria are upgrading their fleets and deepening trilateral cooperation in the Black Sea

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❔ | #TTP: Enough with the Annual NATO Summits, Already? Over the past ten years, NATO has held almost as many summits as it did during the entirety of the Cold War. Are they still useful, or is it time to stop holding annual meetings? ⤵️ carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Taking the Pulse: Enough with the Annual NATO Summits, Already?

Over the past ten years, NATO has held almost as many summits as it did during the entirety of the Cold War. Are they still useful, or is it time to stop holding annual meetings?

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🆕 | What if Europe could be reimagined from scratch? As 🇪🇺 confronts profound challenges, many have called for major reforms—but only modest changes have resulted. Richard Youngs has asked eleven experts for their visions of a new European order. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

Europe from Scratch: Visions for a New European Order

Several leaders have called for major EU reforms, but only modest changes have resulted. What if the European order really could be reimagined from zero today?

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Nearly a year and a half after Europeans leaned into sucking up to the U.S. president, the strategy has produced some benefits when it comes to Ukraine. @rmomtaz.bsky.social explains how sycophancy worked on Trump. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

European Sycophancy Worked on Trump

Nearly a year and a half after Europeans leaned into sucking up to Trump, the strategy has produced some benefits when it comes to Ukraine.

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🎥 | Was the NATO Summit Good for Europe? Following years of animosity from U.S. President Donald Trump, the 2026 #NATO summit in Ankara could have been a breaking point for the alliance. @rmomtaz.bsky.social explains why it was actually more positive for Europe than many expected.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen can—and will—run in France’s next presidential election. Catherine Fieschi asks: What does the outcome of her appeal against a 2025 embezzlement conviction mean for the country’s political future? carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

The Le Pen Verdict: How French Politics Turned MAGA

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen can—and will—run in France’s next presidential election. What does the outcome of her appeal against a 2025 embezzlement conviction mean for the country’s political futu...

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While Russia is not ready to sue for peace on Europe’s terms, it could still either seek a ceasefire in Ukraine or try escalation. Brussels needs to prepare for both and prioritize that preparation over normative discussions, argues @kadriliik.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Why Europe Cannot Negotiate a New Yalta with Russia

While Russia is not ready to sue for peace on Europe’s terms, it could still either seek a ceasefire in Ukraine or try escalation. Brussels needs to prepare for both and prioritize that preparation ov...

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🆕 | Autonomous AI agents are increasingly prevalent in cyberspace. The EU needs a real-time monitoring strategy, to invest in AI defenses, and to reduce its strategic dependence on U.S. frontier models, argue Raluca Csernatoni and Patryk Pawlak. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

When AI Agents Attack: Autonomous Cyber Operations and Europe’s Governance Gap

Autonomous AI agents are increasingly prevalent in cyberspace. The EU needs a real-time monitoring strategy, to invest in AI defenses, and to reduce its strategic dependence on U.S. frontier models.

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❔ | #TTP: Has Meloni Broken MAGA’s Civilizational Axis? When Giorgia Meloni very publicly rebuked Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about her, it surprised many. Is the spat a sign of trouble in the radical right’s transatlantic axis? carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Taking the Pulse: Has Meloni Broken MAGA’s Civilizational Axis?

When Giorgia Meloni very publicly rebuked Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about her, it surprised many who saw her as a European extension of Trumpism. Is the spat a sign of trouble in the radical ...

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🛡️ | This year's #NATO Summit convenes in Turkey on July 7-8, with Ukraine high on the agenda. European and the alliance's efforts to support Kyiv will require closer engagement with Ankara in the Black Sea, writes @tomdewaal.bsky.social. Read: carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

Managing Montreux: Turkey and the Russia-Ukraine War in the Black Sea

For ninety years, Turkey has been positioned as the principal gatekeeper of Black Sea security. As a result, European and NATO efforts to support Ukraine will require closer engagement with Ankara.

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Western Europe’s dual-use infrastructure melted down during its latest heat wave. If a predicted hot weather event can take the continent by surprise, @rmomtaz.bsky.social asks what chance does it have to withstand unexpected geopolitical crises? carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Geopolitical Europe Needs Air-Conditioning

Western Europe’s dual-use infrastructure melted down during its latest heat wave. If a predicted hot weather event can take the continent by surprise, what chance does it have to withstand unexpected ...

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There is an elephant in the room when it comes to the EU’s upcoming security strategy: Donald Trump. Unless European leaders acknowledge the depth of the transatlantic crisis, true autonomy will remain out of reach, warns Stefan Lehne. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

The Trump-Shaped Hole in the European Security Strategy

There is an elephant in the room when it comes to the EU’s upcoming security strategy: Donald Trump. Unless European leaders acknowledge the depth of the transatlantic crisis, true autonomy will remai...

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🆕 | Europe's industrial supply chains leave it vulnerable to global shocks, argue @milomcbride.bsky.social and Pauline Gerard. It needs a green industrial strategy that balances durable partnerships and bolsters homegrown clean tech. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

A Grand Strategy for Europe’s Clean Industrial Future

Europe’s industrial supply chains leave it vulnerable to global shocks. The EU needs a pragmatic green industrial strategy that balances durable partnerships and bolsters homegrown clean tech without ...

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Defense tech innovations will be at the heart of Europe’s new security strategy. But so far, Brussels has been making moves without a broader plan, undermining readiness and credibility, argues Raluca Csernatoni. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Europe Needs a Strategy for its Turn to New Defense Tech

Defense tech innovations will be at the heart of Europe’s new security strategy. But so far, Brussels is making moves without a broader plan, undermining readiness and credibility.

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❔ | #TTP: Is European Diplomacy on Iran Outdated? When the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was announced, E4 countries declared their readiness to contribute. But does Europe need new tools to recover a diplomatic role? We asked eight experts. ⤵️ carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Taking the Pulse: Is European Diplomacy on Iran Outdated?

When the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was announced, the UK, France, Germany, and Italy declared their readiness to help demine the Strait of Hormuz and lift nuclear sanctions. But does Europ...

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The Franco-German relationship is on the rocks again. But unlike previous moments of tension, the epochal changes on the world stage require that both step up investment in their bilateral ties, argues @rmomtaz.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

France and Germany Need Their Own Situation Room

The Franco-German relationship is on the rocks again. But unlike previous moments of tension, the epochal changes on the world stage require that both step up investment in their bilateral ties.

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As geopolitical rivalry weaponizes global supply chains, the EU’s true vulnerability lies in emerging-risk imports. For these goods, suppliers are growing more concentrated and political risk is looming. Read @sinanulgen.bsky.social's latest paper: carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...

We’re delighted to announce Avril Haines as the next president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. One of the most respected national security leaders of her generation, Avril brings a deep commitment to public service and the values at the heart of our mission.

The EU is putting together a new security strategy to meet today’s myriad challenges. But for any proposal to be effective, the union needs to grapple with its identity and ambitions, says Pierre Vimont. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

European Security Strategy: In Search of a New Ambition

The EU is putting together a new security strategy to meet today’s myriad challenges. But for any proposal to be effective, the union needs to grapple with its identity and ambitions.

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Three years after the Ohrid Agreement, Kosovo and Serbia remain far from normalization. The EU should abandon its ambiguity and act as an even-handed arbitrator, say Fitim Gashi, Miloš Pavković, @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, and @dimitarbechev.bsky.social. Read: carnegieendowment.org/europe/posts...

Dependency on 🇨🇳 is set to become one of Europe's vulnerabilities in the AI economy. @noahbarkin.bsky.social explains how putting up strategic trade barriers may encourage Chinese investment in the EU, reducing the risk to consumers & industry. (Re)watch the debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4J1...

The EU’s new migration policy is not suited to today’s realities. With climate change increasingly becoming a driver of global refugee flows, Europe needs to rethink its deterrence-focused approach, argues Shana Tabak. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

The Climate Blind Spot in Europe’s New Migration Pact

The EU’s new migration policy is not suited to today’s realities. With climate change increasingly becoming a driver of global refugee flows, Europe needs to rethink its deterrence-focused approach.

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Armenian voters have delivered a third term in office for the Civil Contract party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. But his government will be navigating a difficult landscape. We asked @tomdewaal.bsky.social for his insights on the Armenian parliamentary election results. ⤵️