Spain is a sovereign country — not a colony or a protectorate.
• US bases in Spain are not US sovereign territory. Their use must reflect the bilateral interests of both countries.
• Spain remains a loyal NATO ally, with troops deployed in Latvia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Germany’s @taz.de on Merz’s trip to Washington: “Clueless tourist stranded in crisis zone”
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The geoeconomic power of the future will be shaped by climate policy. Countries that play the right moves in regulation, clean-tech production & climate finance today will win in the electrified world of tomorrow. @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
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Our big @ecfr.eu 360° reaction piece to the Iran conflict, assessing regional & global positioning, risks and implications as the war plays out in devastating fashion across the Middle East - and beyond ecfr.eu/article/a-wa...
02.03.2026 16:01 — 👍 10 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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Rhetorically at least, Merz’s statements are a green light to Putin in Ukraine and to Trump himself in Greenland. They also consign the resounding success of the JCPOA, including Germany’s laudable participation in it, to the dustbin of history.
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Trump’s strikes on Iran are an illegal war of choice—and Europeans should say so: ecfr.eu/article/trum...
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Ellie Geranmayeh for @ecfr.eu: "Europeans should communicate clearly that this is a war of choice by America, in contravention of the same UN charter the Europeans have themselves invoked to condemn Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and insist on Greenland’s sovereignty."
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"permitirse" typically means "to afford"
28.02.2026 14:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0They preach sovereignty then demand vassalage
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Spain’s Sánchez rejects both “unilateral military action by US & Israel, which represents an escalation and contributes to a more uncertain, hostile international order” and “actions of Iranian regime & Revolutionary Guard.”
“We cannot afford another prolonged and devastating war in Middle East.”
Uncomfortable moment for European populists - especially if US intervention drags the country into a quagmire or otherwise goes wrong. The longer the second Trump presidency goes on, the bigger a liability he is posing to likeminded parties in Europe.
28.02.2026 09:35 — 👍 27 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1Truly bizarre. What does Rishi Sunaak know about European integration?
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Pleased to speak to @mattduss.bsky.social about a potential US war on Iran.
"There’s no plausible legal basis for the Trump administration to attack Iran."
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With America’s credibility eroding, Europeans are looking for alternatives to US extended nuclear deterrence.
In this context, French president Emmanuel Macron’s address on nuclear deterrence, which is due to take place on Monday, is sure to draw particular scrutiny.
My latest for @ecfr.eu 👇
Merz strikes cooperative tone with China before his departure for Beijing, but says he will raise a number of contentious issues with the Chinese leadership including: fair competition, Chinese overcapacities, Beijing's support for Russia, and human rights issues
24.02.2026 17:12 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
🎧 Is Mark Carney right that there is a rupture in the old order? How did the Bretton Woods institutions underpin the old order? Listen to what @markhleonard.bsky.social and Mark Malloch-Brown think about this.
👉 Link to the latest episode: https://bit.ly/46exDGr
As it is en vogue to describe Germany’s political landscape as resembling “Weimar conditions,” its worth taking a closer look at the era’s high levels of political fragility. In just 14 years of existence, the Weimar Republic saw 20 different governments. On average, a cabinet lasted only 244 days.
23.02.2026 06:50 — 👍 81 🔁 28 💬 4 📌 2This move is a declaration of war on UK-European families like mine and makes joint trips to the UK impossible for the foreseeable future. It was abysmally communicated. The message from this Labour (!) government to the British diaspora: f-off and don’t come back.
22.02.2026 19:50 — 👍 90 🔁 25 💬 10 📌 2My latest (this time NOT on European security). 👇
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🎧 New week, new episode!
@markhleonard.bsky.social welcomes Mark Malloch-Brown to talk about the future of the Bretton Woods institutions. Is Mark Carney right that there is a rupture in the old order? Are the World Bank and IMF problematic and outdated?
Our newest episode: https://bit.ly/46exDGr
It was a global poll so sadly not possible to include every European country. But Denmark is in there :)
Glad you enjoyed the piece.
“If Donald Trump’s capriciousness inspires deep anxiety among Europeans, they are also troubled by another uncomfortable idea: a scratchy sense that perhaps France was right after all”
Europeans confront the unthinkable 😉
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Reposting for the daytime crowd as I think this is a very important study, analysis and potential way forward for European leaders and parties.
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The "bizarre incident" with Lindsey Graham at the Munich Security Conference confronting and insulting Danish leaders has caused enough disquiet that Berlingske newspaper has done two unusual things with the story: translated it into English, and unpaywalled it.
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Europe 2026. Donald Trump has been in power for a year. The continent is under threat. Its people have split into a (proverbial) archipelago of six main islands: Euro-hawks, Euro-doves, Atlanticists, Renegades, Nationalists, Trumpists. Which island do you belong to?
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🎧@markhleonard.bsky.social talks with @jeremycliffe.bsky.social, @rikefranke.bsky.social, @jankaoertel.bsky.social and Majda Ruge to unpack its biggest moments at the @munsecconf.bsky.social. Is the transatlantic relationship entering a new phase? #msc2026
➡️ Listen more: https://bit.ly/4rTAi0j?
So which are you?
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That is the story of our exclusive recent @ecfr.eu poll of 16,393 Europeans. See @pawelzerka.bsky.social's and @celiabelin.bsky.social's paper for the full details:
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Which leaves the Trumpists. They amount to just 5% of Europeans, but an important 5% - as this is the Europe genuinely open to the US president. They are anti-EU & pro-US. They think Trump is doing a great job. You may even find the shape of their island vaguely familiar.
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