United Europe seems to realize it should somehow respond to the large-scale U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. Otherwise, the EU countries may be left out of the possible division of the Middle Eastern pie – a most undesirable situation for Old World politicians whose phantom memories about former colonial empires are still alive.

As the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran escalates in gross violation of international law, there is a growing conviction that European governments must take a firm stand in respect of this conflict.

Germany thought it had migration under control. This working paper shows otherwise. Flows through the Western Balkans remain a quiet but persistent pressure point, feeding Germany’s asylum system and exposing gaps between policy promises and reality. The system is not collapsing, but it is creaking under strain that politicians prefer not to spotlight.

Germany is pouring billions into military space, and this commentary asks whether the bet will pay off. Berlin wants satellites, resilience and strategic relevance, but the analysis makes clear that money alone will not fix deep capability gaps. Space is becoming central to modern warfare, and Germany is starting late in a crowded, unforgiving race.

'Let's be really honest: it's a mess.' That was the assessment offered by UK Minister for Veterans Al Carns as he commented on the 2026 armed forces bill and the insignificant changes it makes in the British draft and mobilization system.

On 26 February 2026, an article entitled Gone with the West. How the transatlantic split helps China and forces Europe to rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy by Andreas B. Forsby, senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, was posted on the Institute’s website.

With America’s credibility constantly eroding, Europeans are looking for alternatives to the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

On 26 February 2026, an article entitled The Emerging US Influence Threat to British Democracy was published on the website of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

The European Commission wants to be seen as Europe’s strategic brain. This report asks how much steering power it actually has. The answer is uncomfortable. Brussels can frame debates, launch initiatives and warn about risks, but when hard choices appear, control slips back to national capitals. Strategy is talked up, not locked in.

A report entitled Holding the line on the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (by Kimberly Clausing, Ignacio García Bercero, Marilyn Pereboom, and Catherine Wolfram), published on 24 February 2026, deals with the first serious crisis in the history of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).