France is trying to turn its nuclear arsenal into a wider European shield. The Responsible Statecraft analysis argues that Emmanuel Macron’s new doctrine of forward deterrence may look like Europe finally taking security seriously, but could instead drag the continent into a more dangerous nuclear stand-off with Russia.

Europe is reopening the door to international carbon credits as part of its 2040 climate target. The Bruegel policy brief treats this as a potentially useful tool – but one loaded with old traps that could shred the EU’s climate credibility if handled badly.

Europe has two giant institutions meant to protect it – NATO and the EU – yet the CEPA analysis argues that they still fail to work together with the urgency the threat demands. The problem is not a lack of summits, statements or polite language.

HCSS’s summer monitor gives the Netherlands a narrow pass – and then strips away the comfort. For the fourth measurement in a row, Dutch citizens rate social stability at 6.1. That looks steady. It is not reassuring.

DGAP’s white paper delivers a sharp warning to Berlin: the wake-up-call phase is over. Germany is already under hybrid attack, from drones and cyber strikes to sabotage, disinformation and economic espionage.

InfoSecurity24’s report turns France’s cocaine boom into a grim warning on internal security. A drug once linked to elites and nightclubs has gone mass-market, reaching workers, farmers, the poor and people crushed by stress, long hours and social decline.

Institut Montaigne’s action-note trilogy gives Brussels a blunt warning on energy. The EU still wants carbon neutrality by 2050, but the path to get there is now full of traps.