🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺 Xi–Putin Call: Strategic Continuity Amid Global Turbulence China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin held a video call on Feb. 4, reinforcing a partnership defined less by surprise than by consolidation. Xi emphasized strategic coordination,

Lawyers said executives and tech leaders were among those barred from visiting America, in a sign that Donald Trump is extending his immigration clampdown to the UK. ft.trib.al/zfBcZYF

🌏 Asia on the Horizon | Stability Without Settlement in the Indo-Pacific This week’s Asia on the Horizon explores an Indo-Pacific shaped less by formal alliances and more by signalling, trade, and technology. Major powers are managing competition through calibrated rhetoric and

The Munich Security Conference starts this week, and it’s happening at a really tense time for security ties between the US and Europe. Last year, the US Vice President’s speech shocked many by saying Europe’s biggest dangers come from inside the continent itself, not just

Denmark has nearly tripled the length of mandatory military service amid previously unimaginable threats to its sovereignty. Despite the possible danger, ranks are overflowing with volunteers.

📢 Tomorrow! The Annual Neighbourhoods Conference takes place tomorrow, focusing on “Ukraine: Entering Realpolitik by Necessity.” A timely and insightful programme on the EU’s neighbourhood and key geopolitical challenges. Don’t miss it! 👇🏼 #VoisinagesConference #Geopolitics

In Antwerp, at the European Industrial Summit, I’m delivering a clear message: If Europe doesn’t adapt and accelerate its strategic autonomy, it will become the adjustment market for its competitors. To prevent that, we must simplify rules and deepen the single market

Germany's Merz: China builds the world’s largest solar farms within a few months. In the EU, it takes years just for the project to get approved. Therefore, I propose to implement a fundamental principle in most permitting processes: Any project that is not treated within a

🔥W.A.R. on the Horizon | Strategic Stability Redefined This week’s edition examines a decisive structural shift in global security. With the expiration of New START, evolving NATO command dynamics, intensified EU defence financing, and accelerating geopolitical hedging across

NATO Launches Arctic Sentry: Security, Signaling, and Alliance Cohesion NATO has unveiled Arctic Sentry, a new mission aimed at coordinating allied military activity across the Arctic and High North. Officially framed as a move to enhance stability, the initiative comes amid

Arctic Sentry demonstrates NATO’s adaptive approach: unifying existing operations under alliance command to enhance security in a contested region—prioritizing stability, alliance solidarity, and measured deterrence without unnecessary escalation.

Russia's relentless attacks on Ukraine's energy sites are depriving the long-suffering civilian population of warmth, water and electricity, impacting all aspects of civilian life, UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk says. “These attacks must stop.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has endured years of abuse on the social media platforms he now seeks to regulate. And his ambitious agenda has put the country’s leader in the crosshairs of the world’s most powerful people. 🔗 politico.eu/article/spain-…

📰 New Commentary | Two Speeds Ahead — Europe’s Integration at a Crossroads Europe is openly confronting a once-taboo question: can the Union remain effective at 27, or must a core group move faster on defence and competitiveness? With voices like Ursula von der Leyen and Mario

Hungary and China Signal Deeper Strategic Cooperation in Budapest On February 12 in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reaffirming a commitment to deepen all-round cooperation between the two countries. Wang described

Europeans leave no doubt that #EUDefence & #EUSpace matter 🇪🇺 📊 The new #Eurobarometer shows strong expectations:  🔹 Perceptions of security threats 
🔹 High trust among young people 
🔹 Calls for investment  🛡️This sends a clear message: we must deliver.

📰🌱 New policy paper: “Behind the Green Boom: China’s Unequal Transition” ✍️ by Anja Senz & Zhu Yi 🔍 China’s green surge is often hailed as global climate leadership. But beneath record EV sales and renewable expansion lie deep regional disparities, carbon inequality, and a

Spot-on summary of the Brussels NATO meeting takeaways: Ukraine priority intact, Arctic deterrence boosted via Arctic Sentry, and real momentum toward European-led ‘NATO 3.0’. Great analysis on the alliance’s adaptive path forward. #NATO #Defence #Geopolitics

Compelling Eurobarometer findings: Europeans see security threats clearly, trust is high among the young, and they want real investment in #EUDefence & #EUSpace. A powerful mandate to act decisively. Great to see this momentum reflected. 🇪🇺 #Security #Defence

📊 New Infographic: China–Hungary Relations Following the February 2026 meeting between Wang Yi and Viktor Orbán, China–Hungary relations continue to deepen across trade, infrastructure, aviation, and strategic diplomacy—marking a transition from major project construction to