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URSULA VON DER LEYEN

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When defense replaces vision: the Türkiye–EU dilemma

As Europe redefines its strategic future amid geopolitical uncertainty, Türkiye–EU relations risk being reduced to defense cooperation and migration management, sidelining the broader political, economic, and societal vision that once drove the partnership

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?