Philippe Legrain

former economic adviser to the president of the European Commission

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Rearmament without the US: three mechanisms to secure additional defense funding for Europe

Europe needs to rearm now. Otherwise, Europeans will need either to learn Russian or to move to New Zealand.

21 February 2025, 09:00 — Philippe Legrain, Project Syndicate

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Rearmament without the US: three mechanisms to secure additional defense funding for Europe

Europe needs to rearm now. Otherwise, Europeans will need either to learn Russian or to move to New Zealand.

21 February 2025 — Philippe Legrain, Project Syndicate

Trump attacks Europe: why the EU was unprepared and what it should do now

In Trump’s world, there is no substitute for hard power. Europe must spare no cost developing it. Or do Russian tanks have to roll toward Riga and Warsaw first?

19 February 2025 — Joschka Fischer, Project Syndicate

Trump's billion-dollar bargain: how the US pressured Ukraine and why the deal collapsed

The Americans counted on Kyiv accepting any conditions due to its security struggles. But when Zelenskyy refused to sign, something even more unexpected happened...

17 February 2025 — Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda, from Munich