I’m a mum. Here’s why banning social media for under 16s won’t work.
I want kids to be safe online, but I don’t believe an Australia-style outright ban is the solution.
Time for a different kind of NATO
To survive the onslaught of U.S. criticism, a new kind of alliance will need to emerge — and soon.
Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.
António Costa takes EU leaders to the beach, while Charles Michel returns and isn’t happy.
Media must stop normalizing the far right
Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.
Why the center left is succeeding in Kosovo
Politics requires the courage to move beyond the center. It rewards those who stand for something — consistently and over time.
One Europe. One market. Time to complete the EU single market
Getting to one EU market is not about treaty change. The actions we need are already possible.
Why US-EU defense industrial cooperation matters more than ever
Limiting American defense industry participation in European procurement programs threatens that partnership and weakens our mutual security.
Putin should worry about the Trump-Xi relationship
For Russia, the implications of a U.S.-China rapprochement — even if based on convenience rather than conviction — are profound.
Personal data is the new battleground for democracy
As the world’s leaders gather in Munich, I call on them to help build a better foundation for AI that embeds Western values and protects future generations.
Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis
The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.
Starmer still needs to explain why he went ahead with Mandelson’s appointment
All that can save the prime minister now is fear of a leadership contest tearing Labour apart ahead of the May elections. Either way, his government is “in a heck of a lot of trouble.”
Time for a Brexit reckoning
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
Rutte is wrong about European defense
The NATO chief needs to be promoting a more balanced alliance with a strong European pillar — not undermining it.
Europe may want to cool its Carney fever
EU leaders would be mistaken to look for trade relief in China as Canada does, and bargain away the continent’s industrial capacity in the process.
Iranians are making history. Europe must act.
The people of Iran are paying with their lives, and the EU can no longer hide behind procedure.
Europe must scramble to recover from its Mercosur blunder
If Brussels allows this moment to pass without course correction, others won’t wait. The deal might be imperfect, but irrelevance is far worse a fate.
Miliband and Jørgensen: Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity
Today’s summit will be fundamental in delivering the energy security and prosperity Europe desperately needs.
This is what the EU’s trade bazooka was meant for
Having for once been prescient in endowing itself with a policy instrument in line with the times, it would be irresponsible for the EU to give up just because the coercion at hand comes from the most powerful country in the world.
Trump’s compromise peace in Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe
In failing grasp what lies behind America’s push to reset relations with Russia, the EU risks its chance for global relevance.
With Trump, Iran may have to abandon its ‘delay, deflect, deny’ playbook
After decades of diplomatic niceties and concessions from the West, Tehran must accept the U.S. may be ready to finish the job of destroying its nuclear program.
The united West is dead
European leaders should heed their voters and ensure the bloc remains a pole within its own sphere of influence — not a bystander in someone else’s.
Borrell: Cutting back election observation would be a grave mistake
In a world of contested truths and ever greater power plays, democracy needs both witnesses and champions. The EU, I hope, will continue to be among them.
Whatever’s next for a post-Maduro Venezuela, it can’t be a repeat of previous failures
Unlike previous missions, the U.S. must approach Venezuela with a lighter hand, a shorter timeline, a healthy dose of humility and lower expectations.
How the Italian right is weaponizing food
While the country’s cuisine certainly merits recognition, it shouldn’t become an unwitting participant in an ideological agenda that runs counter to its spirit.
When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions
We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.
