Since its launch in 2021, the Global Gateway strategy has been positioned as the EU’s primary partnership tool, among others, to project European influence and values abroad and/or to safeguard European contributions to industrial value chains. Three years later, the strategy needs to show some concrete outcomes if it’s to fulfil its ambitions. However, the […]
To achieve the objectives of security and competitiveness the EU will absolutely need to prioritise its enlargement policy, defence strategy and global partnerships over the coming years to 2030 and beyond. To make the EU fit for 30+ members, it will have to start by reforming its enlargement methodology towards a ‘staged accession’ procedure and […]
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), is a geoeconomic project that propels infrastructure connectivity higher than ever onto the geopolitical agenda of global powers. Its announcement at the 2023 G20 New Delhi Summit leaves no doubt – India is in the driving seat, and the starting point for a corridor connecting East to West. The […]
What is Global Gateway’s unique offer? How does it beat the competition? Why is Global Gateway a values-based offer and what does this entail in practical terms? Amid criticism and comparisons, the EU’s Global Gateway deserves scrutiny and effort to define its purpose and added value, both within and outside the EU. Initially designed as […]
The European Political Community (EPC) aims to enhance and channel dialogue and cooperation throughout the continent with a focus on security, stability, and prosperity. Yet amidst the labyrinthine challenges of geopolitics, the EPC finds itself at a crossroads, teetering on the edge of high-level dialogue while still searching for its real purpose before it can […]