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Securing critical raw material (CRM) value chains – a prerequisite for Europe’s technological resilience

Date de publication
22 October 2025
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At the heart of economic security, technological resilience is a backbone of the European Union’s (EU) competitiveness. The EU’s energy and digital transitions depend on critical raw materials (CRM).

Marie KRPATA Stefan STEINICKE
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COP30: An Inflection Point for Climate Action and Governance

Date de publication
21 October 2025
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The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), opening in Belém, Brazil, on November 10th 2025, convenes at a perilous moment. 

Paul WATKINSON
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Reconciling competitiveness and demographic change: a Franco-German imperative

Date de publication
16 October 2025
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France and Germany are facing parallel demographic shifts that could reshape the future of their economies and their social models. These shifts reflect broader European patterns but are magnified by the central role both nations play in EU governance and competitiveness.

Jeanette SÜß Kevin GENNA
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EU’s Derisking From China: A Daunting Task

Date de publication
09 October 2025
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With economic security as a major concern, the EU has recently turned to “derisking” from China. The EU strategy entails reducing critical dependencies and vulnerabilities, including in EU supply chains, and diversifying where necessary, while recognizing the importance and need to maintain open channels of communication.

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Taking the Pulse: Does France's Political Crisis Weaken Europe's Geopolitical Hand?

Date de publication
09 October 2025
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While the EU tries to navigate a myriad international challenges, France is experiencing historic political disarray. What impact will instability in Paris have on Europe's geostrategic capacity?

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Russia's Nuclear Deterrence Put to the Test by the War in Ukraine

Date de publication
06 October 2025
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From the outset of its “special military operation” (SVO) against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia, which possesses one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals, has adopted aggressive deterrence measures and a resolutely menacing rhetorical stance.

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The Strategic Dimension of Skills in the Clean Industrial Deal

Date de publication
29 September 2025
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In the competitiveness and energy transition battles, the European Union (EU) must master a determinant factor: skills. 

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Sri Lanka’s NPP Government. From System Change to Structural Compliance

Date de publication
24 September 2025
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In September 2024, a relative outsider to Sri Lanka’s two-party-dominated political system, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential elections. The anti-establishment, populist movement he represented, the National People’s Power (NPP), went on to receive an overwhelming mandate in the November 2024 general elections, winning 159 seats in a 225-member parliament.

Harindra B. DASSANAYAKE Rajni GAMAGE

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