
Europe Discovered Too Late That It, Too, Can Run Out of Jet Fuel
Brussels denied for days that there was any risk of an aviation fuel shortage, then admitted jet fuel is “the main concern.”

Brussels denied for days that there was any risk of an aviation fuel shortage, then admitted jet fuel is “the main concern.”

Brussels is celebrating the temporary pause of Middle East hostilities while remaining dependent on foreign energy, vulnerable trade routes, and outside protection.

Decline is not an act of nature. Civilisations lose influence when they abandon the principles that once sustained them—initiative, productive investment, innovation and a belief that the future can be better than the present.

The EU cannot claim to be reducing dependency while reinforcing structural reliance on the very systems that underpin security, technology, and capital flows.

Beijing’s latest move has sent shockwaves through Europe’s supply chains, leaving factories scrambling and Brussels vowing to respond.

The Commission plans to create a “stockpiling network” aimed at enhancing coordination among EU member states.

Europeans will know where their toothpicks, tofu, and espresso beans come from—with a higher price tag, and with minimal boon to the environment.

Houthi piracy starts piling pressure on European supply chains.

The directive is likely to come into effect before next year’s EU elections and facilitate decoupling from regimes such as China on human rights grounds.