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Can anyone stop Jordan Bardella in France? A crowded field could gift the election to the far right

A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK

I had a ringside seat for the Iranian revolution. Foreign meddling didn’t work then either

Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

France may soon have a far-right president – and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power

With elections next year, Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are trying to secure institutions against the National Rally threat, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

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Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believes, says Georg Riekeles, the associate director of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory

Marine Le Pen is milking rural fury over the Mercosur deal. France’s politicians are too cowardly to defend it, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

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Greenland is Europe’s credibility litmus test – it must show Trump that aggression carries a price

In the new dog-eat-dog world order, appeasement doesn’t work. Time for the EU to grow up, says Fabian Zuleeg, chief executive of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

From bon appetit to Uber Eats: why France’s beloved restaurants are in crisis

When I started as a reporter in Paris in the 1970s, long, boozy lunches were the norm. Now only fast food and fine dining are thriving, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back

With democratic values under attack from populists within and former allies without, there are no simple solutions, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own

We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country

In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Forget diplomatic niceties: it’s beyond time Europe denounced Trump’s trashing of democracy in the US

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Unity is desperately needed, but the EU prefers turf wars to facing down Russia

Failure to agree a common defence strategy risks emboldening Vladimir Putin. The squabbles have to stop, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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Russia is brazenly provoking the west. Putin must be left in no doubt of the consequences

Germany and Italy may have legitimate fears of escalation but this was no accident – it was a violation of Nato territory, says Paul Taylor, senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

The French government is on the brink – and Le Pen is the only winner

The prime minister, François Bayrou, seems doomed. Will he take Macron with him, asks Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

After a summer of submission to Trump, Europe knows it must defend Ukraine – and itself – alone

Can a European-led coalition really provide credible security guarantees? Past examples are not encouraging, says Paul Taylor, of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. The EU should now steel itself and reject the terms imposed by Donald Trump, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre

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The EU has capitulated to Trump. But even this doesn’t buy an end to the transatlantic trade war

The US president humiliated Ursula von der Leyen at his Scottish resort – but she still has no certainty on tariffs, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Macron will enjoy his royal welcome. But the Franco-British relationship remains a love-hate affair

The French leader will never agree to special EU concessions for the UK despite its strategic importance to Europe, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Why Europe should hijack Nato for its own purposes

As the Trump administration’s security focus shifts towards countering China, European governments are living on borrowed time, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Could an alliance of eight small countries turn out to be Europe’s anchor?

Amid geopolitical storms and the rise of populism, the ‘Nordic-Baltic eight’ is gaining clout as a bulwark of western resolve, says Paul Taylor, a visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

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Portugal: Young men five times more likely to vote for the far-right than women

The author of the report, who is an analyst at the European Policy Centre, explains that far-right movements have been able to take advantage of the frustration of young men under 25 over the 'loss of a stable job and financial independence', which are 'traditional markers of masculinity'.

Euronews

Trump has neutral impact on European voting patterns, study finds

Donald Trump isn't influencing voting patterns in Europe and the EU may be more disconnected from his presidency than was originally thought, according to a report by academics within the European Policy Centre.

The Guardian - UK

There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do

The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and China, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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