By Lavinia Klarhoefer, Policy Advisor, Dr Beatrice Gorawantschy, Director of the Europe Office, and Jonas Althoff, Policy Advisor, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Brussels Coastline of Greenland © shutterstock / muratart A “stronger and more active policy towards the Arctic”: that was the key message of the first EU Arctic summit…
By Daniel Debomy, Adviser for European public opinions at the Jacques Delors Institute, Paris (ENJ/hb) Despite various challenges and geopolitical crises, trust in the European Union and the sense of belonging to it have steadily grown among European citizens in recent years, as shown by the policy brief Public opinion…
A personal report by our Middle East correspondent Gerhard Arnold Our group tour of Sri Lanka ended on Friday 27 February 2026. We said goodbye to our fellow travellers at the hotel, as we all had different flights home. My wife and I were hopeful that US President Trump would…
Guest commentary by Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Paris Emmanuel Macron’s speech on 2 March 2026 marks a major shift in French nuclear doctrine in the interests of enhanced European security. The fundamentals of France’s robust, effective and independent deterrent have been the subject of broad national…
(Ed/ENJ) European Commission President Ursula von Leyen first used the term “Pax Europaea” in May 2025, during her acceptance speech for the Charlemagne Peace Prize in Aachen. This new term, reflecting the gradual disappearance of “Pax Americana” in Europe, was subsequently adopted by Commissioner for Space and Defence Andrius Kubilius…
By Gerhard Arnold, Würzburg Our expert on the Middle East describes why the two neighbours and former allies have increasingly become adversaries in recent years. The air strike on the port of Mukalla (Yemen) On 30 December 2025, Saudi fighter jets bombed the port of Mukalla in Yemen. The targets…
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…
