Category: 3. Europe

The confused U.S. messaging dismayed Poland and European allies, but was a boon to Russian President Vladimir Putin, retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said at the POLITICO Speakeasy, adding that Hegseth “should probably resign.” 

While Trump has backtracked on how many U.S. soldiers…

AI-driven warfare

The ARRCADE STRIKE exercise included hundreds of personnel from Britain, France, Italy and the U.S. to test the ability to plan a potential future operation involving up to 100,000 people, as well as the use of AI-driven targeting and planning for electromagnetic and…

The group of top-20 players collectively deciding to limit their media commitments is the latest step in a long-running dispute.

The players held an initial meeting with the Grand Slams last year and further talks have taken place since,but there has not been as much progress as the players would…

The Tony Blair Institute, of which Blair is executive chairman, is “evolving” its “operating model as we focus on governing in the age of AI,” it said in a statement shared with POLITICO.

The firm is preparing a restructuring that will also affect its Brussels office, which it set up in…

The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded.

Anne Ancia, the WHO’s lead official in Congo, said she considered the rapidly surging case numbers were “probably good” because they showed surveillance was working. The…

“There is no reason why, when our sovereignty is at stake, hit by foreign actors … we should not react,” Macron said in a speech to an event on quantum computing in Bruyères-le-Châtel.

In line with France’s long-standing economic agenda, Macron also defended local content…

NATO will hold its summit in Ankara July 7-8, which is likely to include a formal leaders’ meeting and a parallel industry forum, where non-NATO capitals will participate.

But Zelenskyy has not yet formally accepted the invite. His attendance is “not clear yet,” one European official…

Le Pen did not say whether she believed the Islamist threat was more pressing than deterring Russia. But her party, the National Rally, has been ambiguous about its support for Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

The National Rally chief also reiterated her long-standing…