Horizons

Decades pass, but we always remain at Henry Kissinger‘s famous quip about the absence of a telephone number to call Europe. Today, in the face of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, this lacuna resonates like a deafening roar: the European Union lacks clear and legitimised political leadership, capable of responding authoritatively and effectively […]

‘For the United States, buying Greenland is a necessity‘. Donald Trump declared this a few days ago, and the pattern is the usual: he throws a huge rock into the pond, the noise surprises everyone, the more distracted snub his words, the opponents ridicule them. This is a mistake: even when he uses bizarre and […]

In the night of Magdeburg, Europe discovered itself, as it has for a long time, fragile, without the certainties of Adenauer and De Gaulle, without security, without the ability to manage globalisation, the tensions coming from different worlds. The madness of a globalisation in which a doctor, not an artless desperado, right-wing Saudi accused Germany, […]

On the bustling streets of Tbilisi, where historic architecture meets the energy of modern urban life, a defining struggle for Georgia’s future is playing out. Thousands of citizens are protesting against Georgian Dream (GD), the ruling party that has self-proclaimed itself the winner of the last elections, whose legitimacy has been heavily contested. GD’s leadership […]

In his new book Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence, author Alessandro Aresu – political scientist and strategic analyst, former political advisor to the Draghi and Meloni governments – guides us through an intellectual adventure that weaves together technology, economics and international politics. A work that every European interested in the future of their continent should read. […]

A manifesto for future EuropeAt the third Paris Symposium, Mario Draghi delivered a speech that – if we were not increasingly distracted by the howls of a hysterical public debate – would go down in history as a new whatever it takes for Europe. If in 2012 those words were uttered to save the euro […]

We have arrived at the knot of knots. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken a bold and pragmatic step, admitting that, with the current conditions and available resources, Ukraine will not be able to regain the Donbass and Crimea. It is a crucial statement, showing that Kyiv is ready to face reality with lucidity in […]

“We all want the society that Europe promised us, a society in which we can uphold our values regardless of how the world around us changes. But we do not have an immutable right for our society to always remain as we want it. We will have to fight to keep it’ (Mario Draghi) Mario […]

Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, did not hide behind words. At the Carnegie Institute in Brussels, he issued a warning that sounds like an adrenalin slap: Europe must wake up, prepare itself, adopt a real war mentality. Not to fight, but to protect peace. We are not at war, he says, but neither are we […]

“If we are not treated fairly, we will consider leaving NATO.”– Donald Trump Donald Trump’s announcement of a possible US exit from NATO can no longer be ignored. Whether it is a provocation, a tactic or a real warning, it represents a direct challenge to Europe. The US, with Trump or after Trump, may not […]

The cancellation of the presidential elections in Romania is not a setback, but a concrete example of how the defence of democracy can sometimes require extreme gestures. We are not talking about a setback, but about a courageous choice that shifts the focus to a fundamental truth: democracy is not just one system of government, […]

Donald Trump’s return to the White House for a second term could be a crucial moment for Europe’s security. With the prospect of reduced US support for NATO andUkraine, Europe is faced with a dramatic reality: it must urgently adopt a bold and collective approach to its defence. Central to this effort is the proposal […]

Hungary’s six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, under the leadership of Viktor Orbán until 31 December 2024, will not be remembered for European progress, but for the confusion it created. Orbán turned what should be a coordinating role into a showcase for his national political agenda, leaving the Union trapped between inefficiency […]

‘The rule of the French political game makes parliamentary democracy very difficult’. This is the view of Paul Magnette, president of the Belgian Socialist Party and professor of political theory at the Université libre de Bruxelles, in an interview with Le Monde about the ongoing political-institutional paralysis in France. According to Magnette, the current French […]

The assertion of consensus towards the extreme right in Europe is not a bolt from the blue, nor the product of a sudden populist drift. It is rather the clear symptom of a profound failure of liberal-democratic politics, which in recent decades has lost its ability to be decisive, concrete, comprehensible. When politics takes refuge […]

Bregret has become a familiar term in the UK, capturing the growing unease about Brexit’s consequences. But while regret is understandable, it doesn’t offer a way forward. Enter Bregain—a concept rooted in optimism, pragmatism, and the idea that the UK and the EU can forge a new relationship that benefits both sides. What is Bregain? […]