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Martin SandbuFinancial Times |
The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so
First, tech companies usurped the meaning of ‘friends’ and ‘connection’ — now they are coming for ‘companionship’
The EU’s economic security depends on turning itself into more of a power player
The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure
A more pragmatic form of federalism could be the key to unlocking progress on important issues
A good tech strategy would aim not just to catch up but to cultivate better alternatives
The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions
A culture of financial caution stymies innovation and prevents the continent from competing with the US and China
Leaders must stop pretending that things are better than they are
Getting comfortable with division at home can strengthen Europe’s hand abroad
What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism
The good, the bad and the ugly of the bloc’s multiyear spending proposal
There are three big wins for the UK government if it ditches the hotchpotch of incentives and loopholes
Tariffs are not the only flashpoint; another economic policy war is shaping up
Society inevitably structures our choices but the resulting frustration feeds a yearning for magical rings
Limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves would show the EU is willing to act independently of the US
European leaders need to shed their political timidity to take the necessary steps
In spite of rising diplomatic tensions, the most immediate geopolitical risk is not military conflict
Some Europeans are looking to the next geoeconomic contest
Even Eurosceptics and Britain-bashers should acknowledge the advantage of smooth weaponry supply chains
Even Germany’s frugal friends are undergoing policy and sentiment shifts
A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech
Trump’s tech oligarchs are afraid of Europe’s regulatory power — as they should be
It is time for the EU to get down to business
The financial underpinnings look increasingly fragile
Central banks must rise to the geopolitical challenges of the day
Leaders must take long-term action on industrial, fiscal and monetary policy as well as support for Ukraine
Frozen assets and large capital exports should be go-to sources for funding a geopolitical transformation
Technological and geopolitical competition between democracies and autocracies are two sides of the same coin
The US is enjoying a virtuous cycle, while the EU is caught in a mid-tech trap
Nine like-minded member states would be enough to break the logjams on reform
Current EU structures discourage joined-up thinking in pursuing geostrategic goals
Engineering a $50bn advance from the profits of frozen Russian assets is presenting a challenge
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