Brussels is celebrating the temporary pause of Middle East hostilities while remaining dependent on foreign energy, vulnerable trade routes, and outside protection.
Brussels insists it can only mediate, but affected member states say that response is no longer sufficient.
Three years after reducing its dependence on Russian gas, Europe is still heavily dependent on imported oil and on strategic routes. The supplier may have changed. The dependence has not.
José Luis Ábalos’ corruption trial deepens the pressure on a government already surrounded by investigations.
The device, discovered by Serbian forces near the border, has intensified concerns over energy security and foreign interference during a tight election race.
The former adviser to the World Bank and the IDB believes the crisis will normalize within weeks, but will leave Europe weaker and more dependent.
The study points to coordinated social media activity tied to foreign networks, raising fresh tensions between Budapest and Kyiv.
The speech on Iran accelerates the energy shock and leaves Washington increasingly isolated from its own allies.
Brussels avoids speaking about it openly but the ghost of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis is beginning to reappear in the corridors of the EU.
The German chancellor said up to 80% of Syrians could return within three years, citing Damascus—an account now disputed.
The United States is right to demand more capable allies. What it cannot demand is that greater capability should mean automatic obedience.
EU officials are urging governments to prepare fuel-saving measures as war in the Middle East threatens global supply routes.
