Charles Coque
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On defense, Europe has people and spends money. But it needs to start thinking as Europe, not as a bunch of rando countries. It needs to leverage its size and scale. This requires big reforms to how Europe does defense. 2/ www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America
A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps and ensure deterrence ...
www.csis.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
On defense, Europe has people and spends money. But it needs to start thinking as Europe, not as a bunch of rando countries. It needs to leverage its size and scale. This requires big reforms to how Europe does defense. 2/ www.csis.org/analysis/how...
Reposted by Charles Coque
All this talk of Europe divided... of course it is "divided." It is a federal democratic continental sized union. There will always be some division. But it is striking how united it actually it is on the big issues, especially Ukraine, and how much it gets done.
The EU is getting stronger.
The EU is getting stronger.
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
All this talk of Europe divided... of course it is "divided." It is a federal democratic continental sized union. There will always be some division. But it is striking how united it actually it is on the big issues, especially Ukraine, and how much it gets done.
The EU is getting stronger.
The EU is getting stronger.
Reposted by Charles Coque
Regardless of what happens to the reparations loan, which is still under intense negotiations, the Russian assets will be protected from undue interference.
It's a bold decision and an act of defiance. The Europeans are finally playing their cards.
It's a bold decision and an act of defiance. The Europeans are finally playing their cards.
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external attempts to release the €210 billion in assets before Ukraine is compensated.
www.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Regardless of what happens to the reparations loan, which is still under intense negotiations, the Russian assets will be protected from undue interference.
It's a bold decision and an act of defiance. The Europeans are finally playing their cards.
It's a bold decision and an act of defiance. The Europeans are finally playing their cards.