In foreign policy the contrast between the EU’s genteel, consensual decision-making rhythms and the brusque ways of strongmen has grown starkly of late.It is up to the bloc to adapt to being a soft superpower in an increasingly hard-power world https://t.co/VAhzTNp8F2 ...

And how concerned are you about uh the stability of our foreign policy makers to deal with the thing that they've started to unleash in the Middle East uh by going after Iran uh and and sort of carrying the water, if you will, for Benjamin Netanyahu's uh designs against Iran. Well, Michael, I'm very concerned. Um, and obviously I can't get into the details of the briefing, but I agree with all the comments uh that you played from my colleagues.Uh, and it's pretty clear that at this point President Trump is ...

Defense Spending & NATO - NATO aims to reach 5% defense spending target, requiring difficult decisions from member states [5] - The challenge lies in justifying defense spending during peacetime [5] - NATO Secretary General is working to keep European countries united on defense spending [6] - Discussions include opening financial possibilities for member states to spend more and promoting joint procurement [7] - The 2% of GDP spending pledge by 2024 was not met by all countries [9] - The summit's primary goal is to secure agreement on moving to 5% of defense spending [10] - Article 5 of NATO is clear: an attack on one is an attack on all [13] Geopolitical Issues & Ukraine - Every new war diverts attention from ongoing conflicts, such as the one in Ukraine [17] - The EU has supported Ukraine's military with €24 billion in 2024, exceeding last year's support [18] - The EU is pursuing an 18th package of sanctions against Russia [18] - Discussions are planned regarding the use of Russian frozen assets to aid Ukraine [19][20] International Relations & Trade - The EU is working towards a trade deal with the United States by July 9th [20] - Canada's potential relationship with the EU is being considered, despite geographical challenges [21][22]

some of these uh some of these uh missions we've been seeing here on our screen. What do you know. Hi, Christina.Yes, that's right. We can now confirm according to three US officials that the US has been helping in shooting down these Iranian missiles and projectiles that have been targeting Israel today. Now, that's notable for a couple of reasons.We know that in the past, this is something that the US has done. For instance, the Biden administration had a similar posture back when this was taking place in ...