Commentary by HARTMUT BÜHL, European News Journal, Paris In Trump’s world, and in his idea of ethics, everything is for sale. He wants Greenland to become American, so he proposed to buy the large frozen island, populated by only about 57,000 inhabitants. In the mind of the American real estate…
By our Asia correspondent HIDESHI TOKUCHI, President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS), Tokyo The Japanese have become more security-minded in recent years, witnessing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China’s assertive behaviour at sea such as increasing pressure on Taiwan, and North Korea’s nuclear and missile ambitions.…
Guest commentary by JEAN-DOMINIQUE GIULIANI – Robert Schuman Foundation, Paris It’s now official! The publication of the US National Security Strategy on 5 December 2025 confirms what was already apparent: the President of the United States considers Europe to be in decline and intends to reverse its policies by promoting…
Interview with DR JOSEF ASCHBACHER – Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Paris From the ENJ magazine, no1/Dec 2025: European News Journal asked the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) about the agency’s new stance on defence issues and how to promote space safety, on cooperation…
A report from Barcelona by NANNETTE CAZAUBON – European News Journal, Paris From the ENJ magazine, no1/Dec 2025 At the end of November 2025, together with our journal’s editorial director Hartmut Bühl, I embarked on a train trip from France’s snowy north to the milder climate of north-eastern Spain. Our…
Interview with MARIE-AGNES STRACK-ZIMMERMANN MEP, Chair of the European Parliament’s SEDE committee, Brussels/Strasbourg (ENJ/hb,nc) The idea of a European defence union was long considered taboo, as defence, despite military alliances, was viewed as a purely national matter. However, in the fourth year of the Russian war against Ukraine, and given…
By MIHAI POPȘOI, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Chişinău From the ENJ magazine, no1/Dec 2025: Moldova’s foreign affairs minister provides insight into the hybrid war Russia is waging against his country, Moldova’s strategy to reduce vulnerabilities, and how the overwhelmingly pro-European population defended…
By MICHAEL HOFFMANN – Marketing Manager, Blücher GmbH, Erkrath From the ENJ magazine no1/Dec 2025 (industry contribution) In the current geopolitical context and tense security landscape, characterised by conflict and war but also by an increasing number of large-scale natural disasters, the threats posed by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear…
