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EU Jean Monnet Center of Excellence based at @ausis.bsky.social. Co-directed by Garret Martin and @michelleegan.bsky.social. Training the next generation of Transatlantic Change-makers.

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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Re-upping Co-Director Garret Martin's @ConversationUS piece on why shutdowns are a uniquely American experience.

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Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process

With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.

theconversation.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d

"More than three years and 15 rounds of sanctions later, Russia still earns hundreds of billions of euros from fossil fuel exports to Europe, while Vladimir Putin’s grip on power remains as strong as ever" www.worldpoliticsreview.com/the-eu-still...

The EU Still Struggles to Make Its Russia Sanctions Bite

Repeated rounds of EU sanctions on Russia have run into the same obstacles, including the bloc’s reliance on Russian gas.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d

"Executives predict Beijing’s tighter controls will lead to production delays and higher prices" www.ft.com/content/5532...

Western companies warn of China rare-earth supply chain chaos

Executives predict Beijing’s tighter controls will lead to production delays and higher prices

www.ft.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d

"The AI economic transformation has begun" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Coming AI Backlash

How the anger economy will supercharge populism.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 1d

"Western sanctions will not be effective until the loophole for facilities in India, Turkey and China is closed" www.ft.com/content/c82d...

To stop Putin’s war, punish refineries processing Russian oil

Western sanctions will not be effective until the loophole for facilities in India, Turkey and China is closed

www.ft.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d

"Kyiv’s unprecedented strike campaign on Russian oil refineries has inflicted serious—but likely not critical—damage on the country’s ability to produce fuel" carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...

Have Ukrainian Drones Really Knocked Out 38% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity?

Kyiv’s unprecedented strike campaign on Russian oil refineries has inflicted serious—but likely not critical—damage on the country’s ability to produce fuel.

carnegieendowment.org

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d

"Despite high-profile meetings and Trump's flamboyant rhetoric, progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine has been scarce" kyivindependent.com/russia-ukrai...

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are dead, for now. But were they ever alive?

As U.S. President Donald Trump dreams of receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, his track record as a peacemaker in the world's largest ongoing war remains questionable. Despite high-profile meetings ...

kyivindependent.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d

"The big question in Washington this weekend, following the latest exchange in the US-China trade war: What went wrong?" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

As the trade war resumes, China may be keeping one eye on Trump and one on the Supreme Court

The US president’s leverage with Xi Jinping could be undercut by the Supreme Court's deliberations.

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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 2d

"This powerful hope, along with shifts in battlefield dynamics and US and European support for Ukraine, is opening previously unthinkable paths toward ending the war" www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

Dispatch from Ukraine: The path to a durable peace is emerging

A recent trip to Kyiv reinforced that, as momentum shifts in Ukraine’s favor, a just and durable peace could be within reach.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d

"With no government and a hard deadline on October 13 for submitting the budget bill to Parliament, every passing day makes it more likely France will enter 2026 without a budget" www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...

France, in political crisis, risks having no budget

With no government and a hard deadline on October 13 for submitting the budget bill to Parliament, every passing day makes it more likely France will enter 2026 without a budget.

www.lemonde.fr

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d

"What the Kremlin Is Learning From the War in Ukraine" www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/how-r...

How Russia Recovered

What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d

"Bond markets are losing patience with political paralysis" www.ft.com/content/04ed...

What is happening in France may not stay in France

Bond markets are losing patience with political paralysis

www.ft.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 7d

"Henna Virkkunen cites “different personal styles” amid criticism of her leadership on digital rulebook" www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

EU tech chief urges ‘stay calm’ in face of US pressure on digital rules

Henna Virkkunen cites “different personal styles” amid criticism of her leadership on the digital rulebook.

www.politico.eu

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 8d

"In seeking to weaponize the US economy and financial system against China, Russia, and many other countries, Donald Trump has picked a fight that he cannot win" www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

Trump Is Losing His Geoeconomic War

Harold James thinks the administration has misjudged its advantages in playing a zero-sum game with the rest of the world.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 8d

"The drone industry could face the same issue as ammunition makers after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: surging demand far outstripping production capacity" www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

Commission seeks new funding ideas to surge EU drone production | Euractiv

The drone industry could face the same issue as ammunition makers after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: surging demand far outstripping production capacity

www.euractiv.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 8d

"US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping" www.ft.com/content/8281...

EU backs Italy in Trump’s pasta tariff war

US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping

www.ft.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 8d

"“The world is in the most precarious and perilous state it has been for decades,” the European Commission president tells lawmakers as she urges them to keep her in post" www.politico.eu/article/13-t...

13 things we learned from von der Leyen’s no-confidence debate

“The world is in the most precarious and perilous state it has been for decades,” the European Commission president tells lawmakers as she urges them to keep her in post.

www.politico.eu

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 9d

"How Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Ruining American Credibility" www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Price of Unpredictability

Trump’s foreign policy is ruining American credibility.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 9d

"The recent escalation in Russian drone incursions across Europe has inadvertently underlined Ukraine’s burgeoning reputation as the continent’s leading practitioner of drone warfare" www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Drone superpower Ukraine is teaching NATO how to defend against Russia

Ukraine's unrivaled experience of drone warfare makes it a key partner for NATO and an indispensable ally in the defense of Europe as the continent faces up to the mounting threat posed by an expansio...

www.atlanticcouncil.org

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 9d

"Their warning is clear — the alliance must establish and enforce clear red lines or risk the collapse of the very deterrence on which it relies" cepa.org/article/us-o...

US Officers: NATO’s Options on the Eastern Flank

CEPA’s military and security Fellows describe the options for alliance leaders and forces as the Kremlin’s shadow war accelerates.

cepa.org

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 9d

"External wedging poses a fundamental challenge to European strategic autonomy" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Divided we stand? Examining the European Union’s ability to withstand external wedging

External wedging poses a fundamental challenge to European strategic autonomy. Powerful external actors often exploit or create internal divisions within the European Union (EU), whether intentiona...

www.tandfonline.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 10d

"NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within" www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity

NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within

www.economist.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 10d

"The path to the premiership is anything but straightforward for right-wing populist Andrej Babiš, whose ANO movement won big in the parliamentary vote" www.politico.eu/article/five...

5 key takeaways from the Czech election

The path to the premiership is anything but straightforward for right-wing populist Andrej Babiš, whose ANO movement won big in the parliamentary vote.

www.politico.eu

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 10d

"Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles" www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis

Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles

www.economist.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 10d

"Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments" foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/03/a...

AUKUS’s Survival Is a Good Sign for Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.

foreignpolicy.com

Transatlantic Policy Center @aueuropecenter.bsky.social · 13d

"This election has the potential to return populist candidate Andrej Babiš’s Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO) party to power, raising questions about the Czech Republic’s Euro-Atlantic posture and support for Ukraine" www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

Your primer on the Czech Chamber of Deputies elections

Experts from the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center answer the most pressing questions about the Czech parliamentary elections and what the results could mean for the country’s foreign policy.