‚Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has dented Vladimir Putin’s war narrative and triggered “questions” among the Russian elite about the point of the war, two of the world’s leading spy chiefs have said.‘ on.ft.com/3z8l8ig

Two German warships are currently traveling in the Indo-Pacific. According to SPIEGEL information, their route leads through the Taiwan Strait. spiegel.de/panorama/bunde…

It's a rainy, miserable day in Brussels, the kind of weather that makes you want to snuggle up in front of a fire and read a 400-page report on the future of European competitiveness.

Dear Mario Draghi, a year ago, I asked you to prepare a report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness. No one was better placed than you to take up this challenge. Now, we are eager to listen to your views ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Draghi: "We are stuck in a static industrial structure, populated by mid-technology companies that are already mature. Our leading firms in R&D spending are the same ones as 20 years ago - cars. Then, the US had autos and pharma at the time. Now it is all digital at the top."

The Draghi Report lands on Berlin's first rainy Monday morning in months—two sections and nearly 400 pages. The man has no empathy! commission.europa.eu/topics/strengt…

Draghi’s strategic economic growth agenda for the EU does not disappoint. It channels aspects of the thinking of Jean Monnet (EU defense integration), Jacques Delors (EU single market) and Bidenomics (cleantech / economic security). But above all, Draghi’s own vision. 🧵

👇👇

👇👇👇

👇👇

European leaders need to recognize that China’s support for Russia follows a strategic and not merely commercial or economic logic, write Dr. Liana Fix and Heidi Crebo-Rediker 🌻. foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-d…

China poses a significant threat to Europe’s security and its economy, especially in the automotive sector, write Dr. Liana Fix and Heidi Crebo-Rediker 🌻. “Europe has multiple tools it can use to confront this challenge—but it needs to start using them now.” foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-d…

🇪🇺🇹🇼 - What would Europe's sanctions options and leverage against China be in a Taiwan conflict scenario? • Join us in Berlin on October 1st to discuss these issues (and many others) • Registration and details are here 👇 ECFR ECFR Geoeconomics ECFR Berlin ecfr.eu/event/lessons-…

Grenzkontrollen gehen nicht! Ah, sorry, gehen doch. Kürzungen beim Bürgergeld? Unsinn! Ach, war nicht so gemeint. Heute so, morgen so. Die Politik, die die Kanzlerpartei gerade macht, ist abenteuerlich. So kann die SPD unmöglich weitermachen. stern.de/politik/deutsc…

News: Blinken confirms Iran has sent ballistic missiles to Russia. Last week senior Ukrainian officials told me that Tehran had shipped “more than 200” Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles to a Russian Caspian Sea port. on.ft.com/3ze4ttF via Financial Times

👇👇👇

Just finished No Country for Love by Yaroslav Trofimov. Read it if you want to understand what the 20th century did to Ukraine and the traumas almost every family that lived there carries. The phrase "we are up against history" I am going to quote often hachette.co.uk/titles/yarosla…

Das stimmt. Die Ampel hat die alte CSU-Position übernommen. Der Union reicht das heute nicht mehr.

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk My take on this dystopian scenario for ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/world/article/…

‘The US has warned that Russia is helping China develop submarine, aeronautic and missile technologies in exchange for Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine.’ ft.com/content/017e21…