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How Europeans can go beyond “limiting unpredictability” and respond to the MAGA doctrine

European leaders must draw up their alternative to the MAGA doctrine and drive deeper integration in the EU Europe’s security ...
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Europe’s Last Chance? What we should do about Trump, China, Ukraine and other challenges of a transactional world

Europe today finds itself facing unprecedented global challenges and surrounded by transactional powers. Donald Trump is ...
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From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing

Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver ...
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What Chinese leaders really think of Trump

According to US president Donald Trump, his recent meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping—the first of his second term—was “amazing”. Trump may have campaigned on the promise of squeezing America’s ...
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Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes

The Neighbourhood: Europe’s enlargement moment Podcast Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes The Neighbourhood 10 October 2025 Mark Leonard launches ECFR’s new RE-ENGAGE podcast series with Lykke Friis ...