Amid escalating international crises, Europe appears ill-equipped to offer effective diplomatic solutions. To regain influence as a global player, the EU should adopt an interagency mechanism involving its institutions and member states to develop policy options on foreign issues of strategic importance.

Conflicting visions of the digital future are creating organizational fragmentation and ideological competition. By investing in its narrative power and building effective coalitions, the EU can strengthen multilateralism and shape global governance in the digital domain.

Thomas de Waal and Natalie Sabanadze discuss the stakes in Georgia’s forthcoming election and explore how the results could affect the country’s course toward EU membership.

The EU’s focus on security has caused it to shift from a proactive to a defensive democracy support strategy. As a new institutional cycle begins, the union risks downgrading its global democracy promotion efforts too much and relinquishing one of its distinctive geopolitical advantages.

The race to regulate AI has produced a complex web of competing initiatives, including high-profile summits. To develop a coherent and effective AI governance framework, the global community must move from symbolic gestures to enforceable commitments.

Amid a political shift to the right and a growing focus on defending the union, Europe seems to be turning its gaze inward, risking irrelevance to the rest of the world.