Alexandre José Bühler

Nov 6, 2024 | cepa.org | Ronan Murphy |Timothy Garton Ash |Alexander Kolyandr |Alexandre José Bühler

Visitors to Brussels might be surprised at the change in tone from Eurocrats. Mario Draghi’s report on competitiveness is required reading. “Green transition” is out, and “security” is in. Three Commissioners-designates have the word security in their job titles. The Commission re-configuration was designed with Donald Trump’s return to the White House in mind and it reflects a changed Europe in a changed world.

Nov 30, 2023 | cepa.org | Rob McGillis |Alexandre José Bühler |Elisabeth Braw |Alina Polyakova

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has sparked the most serious crisis in Europe since World War II and shattered the post-Cold War international order. It underscored that deterrence failed in the European theater, and the US-led alliance in Europe is now facing unprecedented concurrent threats from Russian imperialism and China’s rise. However, out of crisis comes opportunity.