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Martin Sandbu

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It is time for Europe to weaponise its chokepoints

China and others have long been adept at using supply chains to their advantage — the EU should do the same

22.02.2026 80

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Europe is not as weak as it acts

A new vision of EU integration is slowly but surely taking shape

09.02.2026 20

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Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

Even if you are not interested in the superpowers, they will sooner or later be interested in you

26.01.2026 10

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Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone

The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so

12.01.2026 30

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Why your AI companion is not your friend

First, tech companies usurped the meaning of ‘friends’ and ‘connection’ — now they are coming for ‘companionship’

29.12.2025 20

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Brussels is finally flexing its muscle on Russian assets

The EU’s economic security depends on turning itself into more of a power player

15.12.2025 50

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Europe needs a plan for decoupling from America

The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure

30.11.2025 9

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Coalitions of the willing are Europe’s path to ever closer union

A more pragmatic form of federalism could be the key to unlocking progress on important issues

17.11.2025 10

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Don’t let Europe’s deregulatory temptations weaken its democracies

A good tech strategy would aim not just to catch up but to cultivate better alternatives

03.11.2025 4

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On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back

The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions

20.10.2025 10

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Europeans need to learn to love risk

A culture of financial caution stymies innovation and prevents the continent from competing with the US and China

05.10.2025 10

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The EU should see public anger at Trump as an opportunity

Leaders must stop pretending that things are better than they are

21.09.2025 10

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The EU should leave its culture of consensus behind

Getting comfortable with division at home can strengthen Europe’s hand abroad

08.09.2025 9

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Europe is selling its soul to Trump

What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism

26.08.2025 6

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The EU’s budget is setting it up for geopolitical marginalisation

The good, the bad and the ugly of the bloc’s multiyear spending proposal

28.07.2025 10

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Why a clean sweep on tax reform is the easiest option

There are three big wins for the UK government if it ditches the hotchpotch of incentives and loopholes

16.07.2025 6

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Get ready to embark on a new era of financial repression

Tariffs are not the only flashpoint; another economic policy war is shaping up

30.06.2025 9

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Why is the right so fascinated with fantasy literature?

Society inevitably structures our choices but the resulting frustration feeds a yearning for magical rings

28.06.2025 3

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It’s in Europe’s interest to put sanctions on Israel

Limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves would show the EU is willing to act independently of the US

02.06.2025 4

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Trump has created a chance for the euro to rival the dollar

European leaders need to shed their political timidity to take the necessary steps

05.05.2025 10

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The weakening Arctic consensus is worrying

In spite of rising diplomatic tensions, the most immediate geopolitical risk is not military conflict

20.04.2025 10

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The battle for the global payments system is under way

Some Europeans are looking to the next geoeconomic contest

06.04.2025 10

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How to create a true common market for defence

Even Eurosceptics and Britain-bashers should acknowledge the advantage of smooth weaponry supply chains

23.03.2025 10

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Berlin’s about-turn can get Europe more bang for the buck

Even Germany’s frugal friends are undergoing policy and sentiment shifts

09.03.2025 10

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Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks

A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech

23.02.2025 10

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The EU needs the courage to imagine a different digital economy

Trump’s tech oligarchs are afraid of Europe’s regulatory power — as they should be

09.02.2025 10

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Europe should stop panicking and seize the opportunities Trump offers

It is time for the EU to get down to business

26.01.2025 3

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Russia’s war economy is a house of cards

The financial underpinnings look increasingly fragile

13.01.2025 2

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The ECB cannot pretend any technocratic purity

Central banks must rise to the geopolitical challenges of the day

15.12.2024 10

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