Author: Richard Youngs, Professor of International and European Politics, University of Warwick

The US military operation against Iran has demonstrated in the most dramatic terms the need for EU autonomy in global affairs. Responding to the situation, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has called for a new EU foreign policy to guide the bloc towards “European independence”. But it is not enough for the EU […]

There is general agreement that the US’s geopolitical shock therapy is a sign of a new world order. While European powers nominally recognise this, their policies are not, in practice, tailored towards such a change. The EU and other European governments are, understandably, focused on very immediate matters – talks on Ukraine, defence budgets, rebutting […]

A new team of 26 leaders has been appointed to the European Commission, reflecting a carefully crafted balance of political ideologies and member states. Each will take on a different portfolio, from democracy to agriculture to innovation. And for the first time, the EU will have a dedicated defence commissioner in the form of Lithuania’s […]