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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions is the page of PubAffairs Bruxelles which since 2013 has been providing its followers with the latest cutting-edge EU-related issues. PubAffairs Bruxelles (www.pubffairsbruxelles.eu) is a membership-based organisation created to foster understanding, transparency and participation in the work of the European Union. PubAffairs Bruxelles aims at creati

ng an open platform for debate, information exchange as well as the development of ideas among its members, establishing a diverse community. PubAffairs Bruxelles welcomes participants from public and regulatory bodies such as associations, federations, NGOs, as well as regional, national and European Institutions. We also welcome participants from the private sector, including consultancies, corporations and business. In addition, as one of PubAffairs Bruxelles fundamental principles is to represent as far as possible the range of individuals concerned with EU policy-making, we believe that the participation of academics, think-tanks, researchers, the media and wider civil society enriches the debate further.

- Long walk to realism: Climate cooperation to reset -South relations, by Arina Muresan and Sanusha Naidu | ECFR
16/06/2025

- Long walk to realism: Climate cooperation to reset -South relations, by Arina Muresan and Sanusha Naidu | ECFR

Summary South Africa’s blend of economic weight, regional influence and democratic resilience means the country remains a crucial partner for the EU in the global south. Despite longstanding trade ties, political divergences—over Ukraine, BRICS and Israel, for example—have strained EU-South Af...

[Insight] : The case for using the Anti-Coercion Instrument against , by Aslak Berg | Centre for European Reform
12/06/2025

[Insight] : The case for using the Anti-Coercion Instrument against , by Aslak Berg | Centre for European Reform

The EU sanctions regime against Russia is threatened by a Hungarian veto. The Anti-Coercion Instrument would allow the EU to bypass Budapest. On May 20th, the EU approved its 17th sanctions package against Russia. Crucially, on this occasion Hungary and its pro-Russian prime minister Viktor Orbán d...

[Analysis] - : A lack of a viable short-term strategy on the military use of , by Erik Stijnman | The Clingendael In...
12/06/2025

[Analysis] - : A lack of a viable short-term strategy on the military use of , by Erik Stijnman | The Clingendael Institute

In December 2024 the Dutch military intelligence agency (MIVD) director, Rear Admiral Reesink, stated that ‘despite heavy Russian losses in Ukraine, Russia’s weapons and munitions supplies grow faster than compared to NATO and added that Moscow can be ready for an armed conflict with NATO before...

[Commentary] : The Trump doctrine. The sought to promote and respect for , annoying some and inspiring others. Tho...
06/06/2025

[Commentary] : The Trump doctrine. The sought to promote and respect for , annoying some and inspiring others. Those days are now gone, in some ways for better, but mostly for worse, by Richard Haass | Project Syndicate

For a long time, the United States sought to promote democracy and respect for human rights, annoying some and inspiring others. Those days are now gone, in some ways for better, but mostly for worse. NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s second administration is barely four months old, but alr...

[Brief] - Markets, migrants, microchips: power in a world of demographic change, by Alberto Rizzi | ECFR
06/06/2025

[Brief] - Markets, migrants, microchips: power in a world of demographic change, by Alberto Rizzi | ECFR

Summary The world’s population is set to peak towards the end of the century, while Europe’s population will decline over the same period. A smaller population size does not automatically mean a country is weaker on the world stage. However, shrinking and ageing populations pose a number of chal...

[Featured] : Is a US-China trade agreement really possible? The US and China trade deal is fragile, limited in scope, a...
14/05/2025

[Featured] : Is a US-China trade agreement really possible? The US and China trade deal is fragile, limited in scope, and likely still vulnerable to sabotage or collapse, argue Angela Huyue Zhang and Alex Yang | Project Syndicate

The US and China trade deal is fragile, limited in scope, and likely still vulnerable to sabotage or collapse. Add to that the damage Donald Trump’s tariffs have already done to global supply chains, and businesses, consumers, and investors should brace for continued disruptions. LONDON – The Wh...

- From resilience to deterrence: Is the shifting toward proactive cyber defence? By Nicola Bonsegna | European Army ...
14/05/2025

- From resilience to deterrence: Is the shifting toward proactive cyber defence? By Nicola Bonsegna | European Army Interoperability Centre - Finabel

This paper examines the European Union’s evolving cyber defence strategy in response to the growing integration of cyber operations into hybrid warfare. It traces the EU’s doctrinal shift from a reactive, resilience-based posture to one that increasingly embraces proactive deterrence, including ...

[Analysis] - economic security: confronting the dual challenge of and the , by Cinzia Alcidi | CEPS (Centre for E...
08/05/2025

[Analysis] - economic security: confronting the dual challenge of and the , by Cinzia Alcidi | CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has hit the EU like a tornado. Until the end of 2024, concerns about trade dependencies remained primarily focused on imports from China. However, the US’ increasingly aggressive stance towards its trade partners has shifted attention to EU exports, deman...

[Analysis] - goes global: ’s plan for . Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump has a “big plan” for America and ...
08/05/2025

[Analysis] - goes global: ’s plan for . Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump has a “big plan” for America and the world that was 40 years in the making, by Célia Belin | ECFR

Think big, act big Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from the grandiose. “I like thinking big. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big,” he wrote in “The Art of the Deal”. He did a lot more than think in the first three […]

[Policy Brief] - Power losses: What's holding back electricity trade? By John Springford | Centre for European Refor...
08/05/2025

[Policy Brief] - Power losses: What's holding back electricity trade? By John Springford | Centre for European Reform

Alongside the European Coal and Steel Community, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy and the Low Countries started to hook up their electricity grids in the 1950s. By trading electricity, especially Alpine hydro power, they could reduce the coal needed for power generation and put it to use in indus...

[Policy Brief] - Beyond LEGO: The need for -based building blocks of technology, by Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Alexandre ...
08/05/2025

[Policy Brief] - Beyond LEGO: The need for -based building blocks of technology, by Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Alexandre Ferreira Gomes & Jelle van den Wijngaard | The Clingendael Institute

The rapid adoption of digital technologies during the past decade has significantly transformed the realities of daily life, business interests and ultimately geopolitics. Countries and companies define digitalisation goals and try to accommodate innovations, such as using artificial intelligence to...

[Analysis] : Why 2025’s Q1 shocks could be the last opportunity to forge an master plan, by Karel Lannoo | CEPS (Cent...
06/05/2025

[Analysis] : Why 2025’s Q1 shocks could be the last opportunity to forge an master plan, by Karel Lannoo | CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

Europe has been profoundly shaken by the first three months of Donald Trump’s second administration. And because of this, the EU must urgently embrace a much wider and more ambitious strategic master plan, something it has thus far failed to do. Meanwhile, the new European Commission has begun its...

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PubAffairs brings together every dimension of the European Union policy making process

PubAffairs EU News & debates is the page of the PubAffairs Bruxelles Editorial team. Since 2013 PubAffairs Bruxelles has been providing its followers with the latest cutting-edge EU-related issues. Pubaffairs Bruxelles (www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu) is a membership-based organisation created to foster understanding, transparency and participation in the work of the European Union. PubAffairs Bruxelles aims at creating an open platform for debate, information exchange as well as the development of ideas among its members, establishing a diverse community. PubAffairs Bruxelles welcomes participants from public and regulatory bodies such as associations, federations, NGOs, as well as regional, national and European Institutions.

We also welcome participants from the private sector, including consultancies, corporations and business. In addition, as one of PubAffairs Bruxelles fundamental principles is to represent as far as possible the range of individuals concerned with the European Union policy making, we believe that the participation of academics, think-tanks, researchers, the media and the wider civil society enriches the debate further