Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for raising an “armed forces of Europe” is an acknowledgment that the continent may no longer be the beneficiary of security guarantees provided by the United States (US) since the end of World…
Category: 3. Europe
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European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine
Joe PikePolitical and investigations correspondent
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in January European leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine, in…
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American troops in Europe are not ‘forever,’ US defense chief Hegseth warns – POLITICO
After years of pressure, Poland has succeeded in getting 8,000 U.S. troops permanently stationed in the country.
That got Hegseth to again call Poland a “model ally.”
He said the “level of partnership is unmatched in Europe, the common…
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A Problem or an Opportunity for Europe?
European Parliament and European Council sources told CSIS that when writing the AI Act, their intention was that fine-tuning a model would not immediately trigger regulatory obligations. Indeed, the rules for GPAI models are intended…
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Freeze and thaw: USAID withdrawal and the future of Russia’s pro-European civil society
President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze United States Agency for International Development (USAID) activities shocked European civil society organisations which relied on its funding, and…
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Europe’s Moment of Truth on Defending Ukraine—and the Continent
Paul B. Stares is the General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he directs the Center on Preventive Action. Michael O’Hanlon holds the Phil H. Knight chair in defense and…
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JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech – POLITICO
“The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within,” the vice president said. “The retreat of Europe from some…
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J.D. Vance Speech at Munich Security Conference Criticizes Europe’s Democracies
Hello and happy Valentine’s Day from Munich, where SitRep spent the day at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof with hundreds of current and former world leaders, military officials, diplomats, and lawmakers during an action-packed first day of the…
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EuroStack – A European Alternative for Digital Sovereignty
The EuroStack approach calls for a fundamental policy shift toward deeper integration – much like the introduction of the euro, which required transnational structures and processes. It envisions an EU-wide digital infrastructure built on…
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Russian Interference: Coming Soon to an Election Near You
Romania’s political turmoil just escalated and it perfectly exemplifies how Russia can rely on domestic actors to do much of its bidding to weaken the EU and NATO.
The Romanian Constitutional Court’s annulment of the first round of the…
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