Europe: Declining local media jeopardizing local democracy and community cohesion
A new report has highlighted how a decline in local and community media is producing a growing trend of “media deserts” across Europe that...
Economic unrest the biggest security hazard facing companies in Europe
Economic unrest is expected to be the biggest security-impacting hazard businesses in Europe will face in the coming year. According to the World Security...
Ukraine: The War on the Footstep of Europe
Since March of 2014 war has again raged on the footsteps of Europe, morphing progressively into a kind not witnessed continentally since the Russo-Georgian...
Switzerland’s hands-off approach to espionage
Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, around 500 Russian diplomats were expelled from European countries in the spring of 2022 – all suspected of...
Spirit of ambition: The Ukraine war and European defence integration
These should be good days for European defence. The continent has surprised itself with the unity and determination it has summoned in responding to...
French Riots Show Us a Wider European Malaise
It may be quieter now but the fires that burned France recently have been simmering for years. It is a dangerous situation, one that...
Poll: Most Europeans Support Neutrality in US-China Conflict
A plurality of respondents also say that Beijing is a ‘necessary partner;’ not a ‘rival’ or an ‘adversary.’ A plurality of people in European...
European Security Conundrum: Between ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and Alliance
The issue of European security is often misunderstood because it covers multiple realities. Guaranteeing Europe’s security means preparing for an attack on its territory,...
French Vision for an Autonomous Europe Proves Elusive
EUROPE and WASHINGTON — After Russia unleashed the largest land war in Europesince the end of World War II, exposing Europeandefense capabilities as lacking,...
European Economies Are Finding New Ways to Pay for War on Their Doorstep
COPENHAGEN — Denmark, a founding member of NATO, has no artillery, submarines or air-defense system. The small Nordic nation didn’t think it needed them...