Europe leaves #MSC2026"/hashtag/MSC2026" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#MSC2026 more reassured. Washington struck a warmer tone, easing transatlantic concerns, while leaders stressed Europe’s need for greater strategic autonomy. Ukraine seeks space for diplomacy; Iran tensions rise. The security landscape remains fragile.

#EuropeSecurity #MSC2026"/hashtag/MSC2026" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#MSC2026

Behind the Green Boom: China’s Unequal Transition ✍️by Anja Senz & Zhu Yi

China’s green surge is often hailed as global climate leadership. But beneath record EV sales & renewable expansion lie deep regional disparities, carbon inequality, & a regressive consumption model.

📌 eh4s.eu/publication/...

📊China–Hungary Relations Update

Wang Yi–Orbán meeting signals deeper ties as Budapest–Belgrade rail launches, Chinese EV/battery FDI expands, and EU–China trade frictions grow. Shift from project building to operational phase.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b6fecd0

#ChinaHungary #Geopolitics #FDI #EU

📊 EU Financial Assistance to Ukraine (2026–2027)

The EU approved a €90B loan covering ~66% of Ukraine’s 2026–27 needs, prioritizing defense & budget support. Repayment links to future Russian reparations.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b02437c

#EU #Ukraine #Geopolitics #DefensePolicy #WarInUkraine

Online platforms make life so much easier – we stay connected, get news instantly, laugh at memes, learn new things… But to truly enjoy all that without worries, we need to tackle the dark sides too.

#DigitalServicesAct #DSA #SaferInternet #EU

🇺🇸☎️🇨🇳 Trump–Xi call signals short-term stability, not structural change.
Trump highlights economic wins; Xi reiterates red lines—especially on Taiwan.

Dialogue is back. Rivalry endures.

#USChinaRelations #Geopolitics #Trump #Xi #Taiwan #TradePolicy

Europe, NATO & the Limits of Independence

Strategic autonomy isn’t absolute. Europe can act in limited crises, but deterrence still relies on NATO integration—not separation. The real gap is enablers, not troops.
🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b0e6525

#Europe #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #Security #Geopoli

📊 U.S.–India Trade Agreement: Strategic Realignment

Tariffs ease, but stay above pre-trade war levels. Trade relief is tied to India’s energy pivot toward the U.S.—signaling de-escalation, not a full reset.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/bd235a1

#USIndiaRelations #TradePolicy #Geopolitics #IndoPacifi

🇺🇸🧊🇨🇴 Trump–Petro: reset in tone, not policy. After months of tension, their first meeting was cordial, but rifts over drugs, security and energy remain. Symbolism over substance: ties look stabilized, not transformed.

#USA #Colombia #Trump #GustavoPetro #Diplomacy

🌍Asia on the Horizon

Asia recalibrates diplomacy, trade & security as major powers hedge amid uncertainty—China–India signals, EU–India ties, and global power projection.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b7cdbf0

#AsiaOnTheHorizon #IndoPacific #Geopolitics #StrategicHedging

🇬🇧🤝🇨🇳 Starmer’s Beijing visit signals a cautious UK‑China reset. Pragmatic economic talks meet persistent security + rights concerns.

A controlled thaw, not a realignment — showing how geopolitics and economics now intertwine.

#UKChina #Starmer #Xi #Geopolitics #WorldAffairs

📊 UK–China Relations: The Pragmatic Reset

The UK recalibrates China policy under Keir Starmer—balancing trade, security, and diplomacy via a 3-C framework: cooperate, compete, challenge.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b337505

#UKChina #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Trade #SoftPower

🇨🇳🪖 China’s sweeping purge of senior PLA commanders has thinned the CMC to just two members. Political loyalty is trumping military expertise — widening capability gaps and raising the risk of strategic miscalculation, especially over Taiwan.
#China #PLA #MilitaryPurge #Geopolitics

China–Russia Defence Talks Deepen Coordination

China and Russia reaffirm closer military coordination in a Jan 27 video call, citing global security risks. Not a formal alliance, but cooperation is clearly expanding.

#China #Russia #Defense #Geopolitics #GlobalSecurity #MilitaryCooperation

🇨🇳🤝🇫🇮 China–Finland Talks in Beijing

Xi Jinping and PM Petteri Orpo met in Beijing, stressing trade, innovation, and dialogue. Cooperation continues, but EU–China imbalances and Ukraine remain key tensions.

#China #Finland #Chinaf="/hashtag/ChinaEU" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ChinaEU #Geopolitics #Diplomacy #GlobalTrade

📊 New Infographic: EU–India Trade Agreement

EU & India enter the final phase of a landmark deal covering trade, investment & GIs—impacting 1.9B consumers and global markets.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/bbb3eaa

#EUIndia #TradeAgreement #GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #2026

📃 Europe & the 2026 U.S. Defense Strategy

The 2026 NDS signals a shift: Europe is now a secondary theater. U.S. support is conditional on Europe’s leadership, spending, and real capabilities—making strategic autonomy a necessity, not a choice.

🔗https://www.rfr.bz/bbd91fb

#NATO #EuropeanSecu

🔥 W.A.R. on the Horizon: Europe at a Strategic Crossroads

Arms control is fraying, Ukraine faces energy warfare, and Europe is being pushed toward strategic autonomy as transatlantic assumptions shift. January ends with a decisive test for European security.

🔗https://www.rfr.bz/bc5b117

🌏 Asia on the Horizon | Indo-Pacific Reset

A new U.S. defence doctrine, Europe’s strategic pivot to Asia, and rising middle-power autonomy are reshaping the Indo-Pacific. Security, tech, and supply chains now define power—and regional actors are stepping up.

🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/b55db30

🔔U.S. 2026 Defense Strategy: Indo-Pacific

China deterrence comes first. The Indo-Pacific is the core theater, centered on deterrence by denial and tougher alliance burden-sharing—raising real risks for credibility and cohesion.

#IndoPacific #USDefense #China #Geopolitics

🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳 Historic moment: India and the EU seal a long-awaited free trade deal after nearly 20 years of talks. A major step for open markets, resilient supply chains and a rules-based order in a fragmented world.

#IndiaEU #FreeTradeAgreement #GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy

Great start to the DEFRA 2026 Information Days! 🎯

Day 1 at the Royal Military Academ provided valuable insights into Belgium's 6th Defence-related Research Action call. The breakout sessions covering themes 1-9 offered excellent networking opportunities with researchers and industry members.

🎥 Watch the video for Key Takeaways from “China’s Increasing Influence in the Global South” ✍️ by Jeremy Garlick & Anja Senz

📖 Read here: eh4s.eu/publication/...

#eh4s #GlobalSouth #Geopolitics #BRICS #ChinaEU #StrategicAutonomy #GlobalGovernance #BeltAndRoad #HorizonEurope

A critical but overlooked aspect of the 2026 #NDS is its focus on the industrial base. The US administration has signaled a willingness to expand Transatlantic defense industrial cooperation and, crucially, to "reduce defense trade barriers".

https://www.rfr.bz/b616bd2

#DefenseIndust

New 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy marks a sharp shift: homeland first, China as central challenge, tougher alliance burden-sharing, and defense industry as core power base—a move toward hard-edged realism in a multipolar world.

#NationalDefenseStrategy #NDS2026 #USDefense #DoW