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Tariffs and Tech: An Uncertain Recipe

5 days ago | cepa.org | Pablo Chavez

The most recent quarterly earnings results of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft offer insights into how the Trump administration’s tariffs might affect tech companies’ capital expenditures on data centers and other infrastructure that supports their AI efforts. For now, the impact appears minimal, but in the medium and long term, US tariffs could have significant effects on companies’ artificial intelligence-related investments. The four companies are still making enormous outlays.
Bosnia: Moscow's Second Front in Europe

1 week ago | cepa.org | Stephen Blank

According to British Intelligence, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Vladimir Putin wants the Western Balkans to be his “next playground.” This is a late recognition of something that has been going on for years. The entire Balkans region has for too long been Putin’s playground, or second front, in Europe. Moscow has waged an unrelenting campaign to destabilize Moldova, enjoys substantial influence in Bulgaria and has been revealed as trying to subvert Romania’s election.
Cutting the Russian Energy Cord

1 week ago | cepa.org | Aura Sabadus

After a five-month delay, the European Commission published its much-touted action plan on May 6 to end its remaining dependence on Russian fossil fuels and nuclear products by the end of 2027. The deadline aligns with the provisions of REPowerEU, a package of measures launched immediately after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, designed to save energy, increase renewable output, and diversify away from Russian fossil fuels.
Romania's Post-Election Foreign Policy in the Balance

1 week ago | cepa.org | Alison Mutler

A 38-year-old nationalist has won the first round of the closely watched presidential election re-run. George Simion has not yet taken power but is the favorite to become president and so take control of Romanian foreign policy. Simion, who opposes military aid to Ukraine and who wears a MAGA red baseball cap during campaigning, won 41% in the first round on May 4, far more than opinion and exit polls predicted.
The Future of EU-US Tech Security Policy

1 week ago | cepa.org | Fiona Alexander |Ronan Murphy

Event Overview A discussion with High Sevel US and Polish Officials Leading on Cloud Security, Competitiveness, and Cybersecurity. With technology being a driver of national security, it is key for the US and the EU to explore the nexus between cybersecurity, cloud competitiveness, and national security.
Russia’s Military Predicament

2 weeks ago | cepa.org | Michael Peck

Whether the postwar armed forces are big or small, aggressive or defensive, one thing is clear: Russia’s current military model is broken. In just over three years, Russia has suffered almost a million casualties, according to British estimates. No less serious is the loss of an estimated 12,000 armored vehicles (including almost 4,000 tanks), 2,000 artillery pieces, and more than 300 jets and helicopters.
Europe Fines US Tech: What Does it Mean?

3 weeks ago | cepa.org | Ronan Murphy

Background: For weeks, the European Commission was poised to fine Apple and Meta for competition violations. Earlier this month, and against the backdrop of fresh trade conflicts, Commission President Ursula der Leyen was explicit when she said that the EU could hit US services as retaliation for any US tariffs on the bloc. In a long-anticipated move, Brussels moved forward with fining Apple €500 million and Meta €200 million for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
China’s Spring Courtship Fails to Win Europe’s Heart

3 weeks ago | cepa.org | Michael Sheridan

It is not in the regular stylebook for the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, to evoke bright blue skies, swaying coconut trees, and the soft rustle of sea breezes in a report on international trade. All these featured in its dispatch from China’s southern island of Hainan last week, marking a change of tone from the agency’s austere standards. Not a word of suspicion or hostility marred the report on one of the country’s largest fairs, the fifth China International Consumer Products Expo.
Breaking Russia’s Triple Chokehold

4 weeks ago | cepa.org | Michael Peck |Emil Avdaliani |David Kirichenko |Andrian Prokip

After three years and a million casualties, Russia has discovered something that even the ancient Romans knew: combining different types of weapons creates a synergy more lethal than the sum of its parts. Russia has devised a successful approach for penetrating Ukrainian defenses. The good news? In the early months of 2025, Ukraine may have discovered a response. Here’s the problem.
Europe Battles to Win Favor in Central Asia

1 month ago | cepa.org | Emil Avdaliani |Aura Sabadus |William Echikson |Alexander Kolyandr

April’s inaugural Central Asia-EU Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was the first of its kind for the two sides and was seen as a means to elevate the bloc’s influence in the region. Amid growing great power competition over Eurasian connectivity, Brussels was looking to secure a more solid footing.