Nuclear-powered submarines are becoming a cornerstone of allied defence. As the US strengthens cooperation with Japan, South Korea, and Australia, Europe must deepen its industrial ties with these Asian partners — or risk being left on the sidelines, write @tongfi_kim , Carolin

Europe is not only reliant on American military hardware, but also on American-led NATO. America's defence centrality is so complete that in a European war, almost certainly an American general would end up leading European troops My latest @Parlimag https://t.co/MNYVvC8edb

Europe’s defence build-up is locking it deeper into US tech, systems and command. The result? Long-term military dependence and weaker leverage in trade and industry, writes @pedersschaefer. https://t.co/Tmco9ktZtw

A Czech town once defined by coal now sits atop a lithium deposit thought to hold 3% of global reserves. As the EU scrambles to reduce its reliance on China, Cinovec looks like a promising source of critical minerals. But for locals who spent decades transitioning away from

The EU’s enlargement agenda and raw-materials strategy run on parallel tracks. Aligning them could boost Europe’s resilience and the Western Balkans’ development — but only with real safeguards and local benefits, Ioannis Armakolas and Ana Krstinovska write in an op-ed.

Nuclear-powered submarines are fast becoming the backbone of America’s Indo-Pacific alliances. As Washington strengthens industrial ties with Japan, South Korea, and Australia, Europe must engage its Asian partners — or risk being sidelined, argue @tongfi_kim, Carolin Liss

Europe is quickly headed to a two-tired security model, as frontline states like Germany and Poland charge forward on defence spending, while Europe's southern giants Spain and Italy hold back -- creating dangerous EU asymmetries My latest for @Parlimag https://t.co/Z63wDHDY2y

Europe’s rearmament is speeding up, but unevenly. Frontline and Nordic states are expanding fast, while Spain, Italy, and Belgium remain held back by debt and politics. The gap is growing, and Europe risks drifting into a two-tier defence model as Russia’s threat rises, writes

Diplomacy on Ukraine is finally moving, but momentum isn’t the same as leverage. Until the EU decides what to do with €140 billion in frozen Russian assets, progress risks stalling. With Trump–Zelensky talks ahead, Europe needs resources, not just optimism, writes Carl-Johan

Lithium is critical for the EU’s green transition and defence needs — and one Czech town sits atop what could be one of Europe’s richest deposits, potentially supplying 3% of the world’s lithium. But for locals who’ve spent three decades building a post-mining future, the

❗New Commentary❗ "Why Europe Should Build Ships with Indo-Pacific Allies", by Tongfi Kim, Carolin Liss and Christoph Lhotka for @Parlimag magazine. Read https://t.co/hX0HT2OzDv

Frozen Russian assets are back in focus in Strasbourg as the EU continues its push to tap them for Ukraine’s defence. It comes as a pared-down Trump peace plan heads to Moscow next week. With Russia’s assent uncertain, the need to refill Ukraine’s war chest is urgent. Earlier

As the US deepens naval ties with Japan, South Korea and Australia, Europe risks being left out. In an op-ed, @tongfi_kim, Carolin Liss and Christoph Lhotka argue that friendshoring with Japan and South Korea — starting with shipbuilding — is the way to stay relevant.

As Europe races to secure the raw materials needed for its green transition and defence build-up, the small Czech town of Cinovec has become a symbol of the tension between Brussels’ industrial ambition and the environment. “It's strange that, as the whole country shifts to

“We should have a role in the Board of Peace,” EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean @dubravkasuica told The Parliament, referring to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for an international transitional governing body in war-ravaged Gaza. Full story by @fed_disario:

Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan could jeopardise any chance of a unified Palestinian state, Karim Amer, director of partnerships at the Department of External Relations of the @UNRWA, told The Parliament's @fed_disario in an interview. https://t.co/VYWjMM22dl

Critical minerals underpin Europe's green and defence ambitions, but they’re increasingly wielded as tools of geopolitical pressure. @patricks_CH, senior research fellow at @ChathamHouse, argues in an op-ed that Europe’s response should not be stockpiling, but leadership: an

As Belgium keeps stalling the EU’s plan to tap frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defence, some eyes have turned to Norway’s wartime energy windfalls — but Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg isn’t on board. Full story by @pedersschaefer: https://t.co/vNiHo2N2fv

“We should have a role in the Board of Peace,” EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean @dubravkasuica told The Parliament in an interview, referring to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for an international transitional governing body in war-ravaged Gaza. @fed_disario

A month after Belgium torpedoed the EU’s plan to tap frozen Russian assets parked in Brussels, the bloc is still hunting for a solution. And some eyes are now on oil-rich Norway. Full story by @pedersschaefer: https://t.co/vNiHo2N2fv