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New post: From Munich to Budapest: Who America calls a friend now At the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio spoke of shared civilization, intertwined d https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/18/from-munich-to-budapest-who-america-calls-a-friend-now/
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
New post: From Munich to Budapest: Who America calls a friend now At the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio spoke of shared civilization, intertwined d https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/18/from-munich-to-budapest-who-america-calls-a-friend-now/
New post: Draghi’s warning: Federalise or fall behind Europe is arguing about phone calls to Moscow, about Washington’s leverage, about the next https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/12/draghis-warning-federalise-or-fall-behind/
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
New post: Draghi’s warning: Federalise or fall behind Europe is arguing about phone calls to Moscow, about Washington’s leverage, about the next https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/12/draghis-warning-federalise-or-fall-behind/
New post: Dreaming of Super Europe in a world that no longer waits Europe is not becoming an empire.But it is beginning to imagine itself as one.
That dis https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/dreaming-of-super-europe-in-a-world-that-no-longer-waits/
That dis https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/dreaming-of-super-europe-in-a-world-that-no-longer-waits/
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
New post: Dreaming of Super Europe in a world that no longer waits Europe is not becoming an empire.But it is beginning to imagine itself as one.
That dis https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/dreaming-of-super-europe-in-a-world-that-no-longer-waits/
That dis https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/dreaming-of-super-europe-in-a-world-that-no-longer-waits/
New post: The dollar wobbles, China probes, and the illusion of control cracks For more than seventy years, the global financial system rested on an unspoken assumption: https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/the-dollar-wobbles-china-probes-and-the-illusion-of-control-cracks/
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
New post: The dollar wobbles, China probes, and the illusion of control cracks For more than seventy years, the global financial system rested on an unspoken assumption: https://westernrelations.com/2026/02/05/the-dollar-wobbles-china-probes-and-the-illusion-of-control-cracks/
Post Edited: Why Trump chickened out over Greenland For months, Europe had been preparing itself for another familiar ritual. Donald Trump wou https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/23/why-trump-chickened-out-over-greenland/
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Post Edited: Why Trump chickened out over Greenland For months, Europe had been preparing itself for another familiar ritual. Donald Trump wou https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/23/why-trump-chickened-out-over-greenland/
New post: Why Trump chickened out over Greenland For months, Europe had been preparing itself for another familiar ritual. Donald Trump wou https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/23/why-trump-chickened-out-over-greenland/
January 23, 2026 at 7:47 PM
New post: Why Trump chickened out over Greenland For months, Europe had been preparing itself for another familiar ritual. Donald Trump wou https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/23/why-trump-chickened-out-over-greenland/
Post Edited: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Post Edited: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
Post Edited: Europe is running out of time while we keep voting like nations Europe talks a lot. Summits, declarations, strategies, white papers. We issue statements f https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/20/europe-is-running-out-of-time-while-we-keep-voting-like-nations/
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Post Edited: Europe is running out of time while we keep voting like nations Europe talks a lot. Summits, declarations, strategies, white papers. We issue statements f https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/20/europe-is-running-out-of-time-while-we-keep-voting-like-nations/
Post Edited: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Post Edited: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
New post: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
New post: A Europa está a ficar sem tempo enquanto continuamos a votar como nações A Europa fala muito. Cimeiras, declarações, estratégias, livros brancos. Produzimos comuni https://westernrelations.com/pt/2026/01/20/a-europa-esta-a-ficar-sem-tempo-enquanto-continuamos-a-votar-como-nacoes/
New post: Europe is running out of time while we keep voting like nations Europe talks a lot. Summits, declarations, strategies, white papers. We issue statements f https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/20/europe-is-running-out-of-time-while-we-keep-voting-like-nations/
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
New post: Europe is running out of time while we keep voting like nations Europe talks a lot. Summits, declarations, strategies, white papers. We issue statements f https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/20/europe-is-running-out-of-time-while-we-keep-voting-like-nations/
New post: Feared no longer, trusted even less: the United States after Trump Fear is a crude currency in international politics. It can compel in moments of crisis, bu https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/15/feared-no-longer-trusted-even-less-the-united-states-after-trump/
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
New post: Feared no longer, trusted even less: the United States after Trump Fear is a crude currency in international politics. It can compel in moments of crisis, bu https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/15/feared-no-longer-trusted-even-less-the-united-states-after-trump/
New post: Greenland is not the prize. NATO is Greenland and NATO’s internal kill switch
Europe has spent years worrying about the wro https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/08/greenland-is-not-the-prize-nato-is/
Europe has spent years worrying about the wro https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/08/greenland-is-not-the-prize-nato-is/
January 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
New post: Greenland is not the prize. NATO is Greenland and NATO’s internal kill switch
Europe has spent years worrying about the wro https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/08/greenland-is-not-the-prize-nato-is/
Europe has spent years worrying about the wro https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/08/greenland-is-not-the-prize-nato-is/
New post: Europa betreedt 2026 zonder vangnet Europa stapt 2026 binnen zonder bescherming. Geen buffer. Geen illusies meer. De gerustste https://westernrelations.com/nl/2026/01/01/europa-betreedt-2026-zonder-vangnet/
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
New post: Europa betreedt 2026 zonder vangnet Europa stapt 2026 binnen zonder bescherming. Geen buffer. Geen illusies meer. De gerustste https://westernrelations.com/nl/2026/01/01/europa-betreedt-2026-zonder-vangnet/
New post: Europe enters 2026 without a safety net Europe is stepping into 2026 exposed. No buffer. No illusions left. The comforting assumpt https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/01/europe-enters-2026-without-a-safety-net/
January 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
New post: Europe enters 2026 without a safety net Europe is stepping into 2026 exposed. No buffer. No illusions left. The comforting assumpt https://westernrelations.com/2026/01/01/europe-enters-2026-without-a-safety-net/
New post: Europe as the problem, or Europe as the excuse? Russia has found a new villain for its stalled war aims. This time, it is not NATO expansi https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/28/europe-as-the-problem-or-europe-as-the-excuse/
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New post: Europe as the problem, or Europe as the excuse? Russia has found a new villain for its stalled war aims. This time, it is not NATO expansi https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/28/europe-as-the-problem-or-europe-as-the-excuse/
New post: Europe failed to seize Russian assets, and moved closer to federation Sixteen hours in Brussels. Exhaustion, bruised egos, and a deal that nobody really wanted, https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/19/europe-failed-to-seize-russian-assets-and-moved-closer-to-federation/
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
New post: Europe failed to seize Russian assets, and moved closer to federation Sixteen hours in Brussels. Exhaustion, bruised egos, and a deal that nobody really wanted, https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/19/europe-failed-to-seize-russian-assets-and-moved-closer-to-federation/
New post: Russia, empire, and the myth of NATO provocation Every time Russia attacks a neighbor, the same explanation is rolled out as if it were sel https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/14/russia-empire-and-the-myth-of-nato-provocation/
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New post: Russia, empire, and the myth of NATO provocation Every time Russia attacks a neighbor, the same explanation is rolled out as if it were sel https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/14/russia-empire-and-the-myth-of-nato-provocation/
New post: China is killing the golden hen, and Europe is the first to bleed China’s trade surplus passed one trillion dollars this year. That number alone should forc https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/11/china-is-killing-the-golden-hen-and-europe-is-the-first-to-bleed/
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New post: China is killing the golden hen, and Europe is the first to bleed China’s trade surplus passed one trillion dollars this year. That number alone should forc https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/11/china-is-killing-the-golden-hen-and-europe-is-the-first-to-bleed/
Post Edited: The slogans of an ally, the strategy of an enemy Donald Trump says he wants to save Western civilisation. He warns that Europe is on the ve https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/06/the-slogans-of-an-ally-the-strategy-of-an-enemy/
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Post Edited: The slogans of an ally, the strategy of an enemy Donald Trump says he wants to save Western civilisation. He warns that Europe is on the ve https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/06/the-slogans-of-an-ally-the-strategy-of-an-enemy/
New post: The slogans of an ally, the strategy of an enemy Donald Trump says he wants to save Western civilisation. He warns that Europe is on the ve https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/06/the-slogans-of-an-ally-the-strategy-of-an-enemy/
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New post: The slogans of an ally, the strategy of an enemy Donald Trump says he wants to save Western civilisation. He warns that Europe is on the ve https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/06/the-slogans-of-an-ally-the-strategy-of-an-enemy/
New post: Russia’s frozen billions are trapped, and Europe is fighting over the key Belgium placed itself at the center of Europe’s geopolitical battlefield without meaning t https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/02/russias-frozen-billions-are-trapped-and-europe-is-fighting-over-the-key/
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New post: Russia’s frozen billions are trapped, and Europe is fighting over the key Belgium placed itself at the center of Europe’s geopolitical battlefield without meaning t https://westernrelations.com/2025/12/02/russias-frozen-billions-are-trapped-and-europe-is-fighting-over-the-key/
Post Edited: Washington chases profits in Russia while Berlin drafts a war plan Europe enters this winter with two opposing visions of the future laid before it. One visi https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/30/washington-chases-profits-in-russia-while-berlin-drafts-a-war-plan/
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Post Edited: Washington chases profits in Russia while Berlin drafts a war plan Europe enters this winter with two opposing visions of the future laid before it. One visi https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/30/washington-chases-profits-in-russia-while-berlin-drafts-a-war-plan/
New post: Washington chases profits in Russia while Berlin drafts a war plan Europe enters this winter with two opposing visions of the future laid before it. One visi https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/30/washington-chases-profits-in-russia-while-berlin-drafts-a-war-plan/
November 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New post: Washington chases profits in Russia while Berlin drafts a war plan Europe enters this winter with two opposing visions of the future laid before it. One visi https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/30/washington-chases-profits-in-russia-while-berlin-drafts-a-war-plan/
New post: Why Europe is outperforming the global economy despite the storm For much of the past decade, Europe has grown used to being described through a single, fa https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/27/why-europe-is-outperforming-the-global-economy-despite-the-storm/
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New post: Why Europe is outperforming the global economy despite the storm For much of the past decade, Europe has grown used to being described through a single, fa https://westernrelations.com/2025/11/27/why-europe-is-outperforming-the-global-economy-despite-the-storm/