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A large European Union flag waves in front of a grand neoclassical archway with towering stone columns. The flag’s deep blue color contrasts with the gray stone, emphasizing its presence in a historic architectural setting

Editorial #6

Europe, once a powerhouse of politics and ambition, now drifts in bureaucratic inertia. Spengler and Nietzsche foresaw its decline—technocrats rule, leadership fades. Can the continent break free from stagnation and reclaim its historical agency?

Open-pit cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, showing terraced excavation, heavy machinery, and mineral-rich soil layers

The raw material riddle: Europe’s silent dependency

Europe’s economy relies on critical raw materials dominated by external players. Can strategic diversification, resource innovation, and policy reforms reduce its vulnerability in an increasingly competitive global market?

A Banksy mural in Dover showing a worker in overalls chiseling away one of the yellow stars from the European Union flag painted on a blue wall, with cracks spreading from the missing star

A brave new Europe—or just a patchwork quilt?

As Trump, Xi, and Putin redraw the global chessboard, the EU scrambles to reinvent itself. The post-2027 vision? A grand plan of 27 national strategies. But will this make Europe stronger—or just more fragmented?

A man in a suit holds an iron with a yellow star imprinted on its soleplate, pressing it onto an EU flag. The image symbolizes efforts to “fix” or “smooth out” Europe’s challenges, reflecting ongoing economic and political turmoil

Editorial #4

Europe faces mounting crises, from strategic indecision in Ukraine and the Middle East to economic stagnation and political turmoil in France. Can the continent adapt to an increasingly unstable global landscape?