The scramble for Europe is just beginning
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule

Brussels is struggling to adapt to a conflict-ridden world trading system

Europe must finally grasp the opportunity to develop the single currency as a reserve asset

What once made its sovereign states powerful and rich could now be a barrier to their remaining so

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

Its disjointed response to electric vehicles shows it cannot co-ordinate

But greater international prominence will not happen by default — it must be earned