Author: Waya Quiviger, Professor of Practice of Gobal Governance and Development, IE University

Many observers, including NATO’s official communications site, hailed June’s NATO summit as “historic”, primarily due to a landmark pledge by core member states to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 – a significant shift from the current target of 2%. President Trump played a key role in pushing for this increase and […]

After an unprecedented political comeback and sweeping victory, Donald Trump will soon be the 47th US president, the first in over 120 years to win a second non-consecutive term. He is also the first convicted felon and twice-impeached president to be re-elected. But historic firsts aside, what does this mean for Europe, and how can […]

Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not just the future of democracy in America, but arguably the future of the post-World War II international order. Transatlantic relations are the beating heart of this order. They were […]