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Brussels Takes the Pulse and Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union
12 Takeaways From von der Leyen’s State of the Union – Sebastian Starcevic, Politico EU
What Europeans (Really) Make of von der Leyen and the State of the EU – Charles Szumski, Euractiv
Taking the Pulse: Does the EU Have a Germany Problem? – Rym Momtaz, ed., Carnegie Europe
Opening the EU Door for Canada Is a Harmless Gesture. But It Won’t Fix Europe’s Security Crisis – Paul Taylor, The Guardian
A New Chapter in German Politics
Friedrich Merz’s Endgame: All the Scenarios, Rated – Hans von der Burchard, Politico EU
The Rise of Germany’s Far Right Reflects a Systemic Crisis – Gábor Scheiring, Jacobin
The Pharmaceutical Race to Stay Competitive
New Rules of the Game in the Pharmaceutical Market – Jasmina Kirchhoff, American German Institute
The West Is Hooked on Chinese Drugs but They Could Save Your Life – Ben Marlow, The Telegraph
Germany’s Auto Industry Under Pressure
Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry – James Paton, The New York Times
Die schwarz-rot-grüne Allianz fürs Auto – Max Haerder, WirtschaftsWoche
Germany Turns on Brussels as Chinese Car Sales on Track to Exceed 1m in 2026 – Simon Ormiston, Euronews
Länder warnen vor „irreversiblen Schäden“ – Christian Müßgens, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
A Tech Power Play
Wir überlassen die gefährlichste Technologie der Welt privaten Laboren – Thorsten Benner, Handelsblatt
What Von der Leyen’s State of the Union Means for Europe’s Tech Ambitions – Joana Soares and Ramsha Jahangir, Tech Policy Press
A New Security Reality
Hegseth, German Counterpart Agree to Advance Defense Industrial Cooperation – C. Todd Lopez, U.S. Department of War
Trump’s Pressure on NATO Is Reshaping Europe’s Defenses. Will It Break the Alliance? – Andrew R.C. Marshall, Reuters
The Crumbling Defense of Europe – Franklin c. Miller, et. al., Foreign Affairs
The Russian Military Campaign Against Europe: Defining the Threat – Mason Clark, Institute for the Study of War