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"The logical objective [for Europe] is not to disengage from the US, but to be ready to act alone if the US does not support its allies"

Giuseppe Spatafora was quoted in an El País article assessing the capabilities and limitations of European defence and why Europe's enormous dependence on the...

17 March 2025 Giuseppe Spatafora

Geopolitical miscalculations: The case against Russia’s presence in Syria

Russia is now coordinating with the US in response to last week's deadly outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria. Some countries, in particular Israel, believe that Russia's presence in Syria can provide a counterweight to growing Turkish influence. But it is clear that continued...

Commentary

14 March, 2025 By: Katarzyna Sidło

Distinguishing gold from oil: The EU’s global carbon capture and storage partnerships

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a tool but not a silver bullet in the fight against climate change. The EU should harness CCS technology to become the world’s carbon banking hub and setter of the global CO2 price.

Briefs

14 March, 2025 By: Caspar Hobhouse

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"The logical objective [for Europe] is not to disengage from the US, but to be ready to act alone if the US does not support its allies"

Geopolitical miscalculations: The case against Russia’s presence in Syria

Distinguishing gold from oil: The EU’s global carbon capture and storage partnerships

"He's in an unenviable position," says Giuseppe Spatafora about NATO chief Mark Rutte

Giuseppe Spatafora on the possibility of the US actively impeding European NATO action

"The US could use the threat of abandonment as a tool to obtain a lot of concessions in areas that weaken Europe"

Pourquoi les Gafam sont au coeur du bras de fer commercial entre Donald Trump et l’UE

"Now, no ally can be sure that Washington won't do to them what it is doing to Ukraine"

"We need to assume responsibility"

The risks of bad peace for Ukraine