Is Europe Ready to Be Geopolitical?

Between high-level reports, bold statements, and internal negotiation, Europe struggles to outline a cohesive geostrategic vision for its place in the world.
Sophia Besch, Dan Baer, and Rosa Balfour explore why the EU often fails to establish long-term solutions to the challenges it faces, and explain how Europe can overcome its political and institutional paralysis.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:28] Europe’s Challenges, [00:06:40] The EU’s Need to Reform, [00:17:55] The Future of Europe.
Rosa Balfour, Stefan Lehne, and Elena Ventura, September 22, 2025, “The European Radical Right in the Age of Trump 2.0, (carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/09/the-eur…)” Carnegie Europe.
Sophia Besch, June 26, 2025, “The Price of Protection, (carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/06/nato-su…)” Emissary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Dan Baer, May 13, 2025, “Trump’s Brain Drain Will Be Europe’s Gain (foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/13/trump-science-tec…),” Foreign Policy.
Rosa Balfour, April 30, 2025, “Europe Tried to Trump-Proof Itself. Now It’s Crafting a Plan B (carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/europe-…),” Emissary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Rosa Balfour, March 25, 2025, “The Case for Europe (carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/…),” Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Sophia Besch and Erik Brown, December 16, 2024, “Securing Europe’s Subsea Data Cables (carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/12/securin…),” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Dan Baer and Sophia Besch, December 12, 2024, “NATO’s Northeast Countries Have a Template for Europe’s New Security Reality (carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2024/12/jef-nat…),” Emissary, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.”