In The Press

Politics moves fast. These are the outlets that have called on me to make sense of it.

From breaking election results to EU institutional shifts and the rise of the far-right, below is a selection of my media appearances, quotes, and features across broadcast, print, and digital.

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“The far right is reacting” to the Russian threat “just as it reacted to Covid – we can’t take it too seriously”

Now that the European Commission has presented its ambitious plan to “Rearm Europe,” aiming for “readiness” against Russia by 2030, roadblocks, doubts, objections and challenges are starting to emerge — particularly from the far right. Meanwhile, one country has made a decision that “deserves to be celebrated”: “Thank God, we’ve finally reached an agreement with […]

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A problem called Hungary and a challenge called Defence. What Europe faces after “ambush” of Zelensky and “turning point” in Brussels

It took 15 minutes to discuss support for Ukraine and more than 10 hours to debate how to “Rearm Europe.” In the end, 26 backed Ukraine and 27 backed further investment in Defence. With the special European Council over, important meetings in Paris and Riyadh are on the horizon It was a special summit, specifically […]

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Macron has at least one reason to be optimistic: the Germans are finally waking up, and the UK is already following. “We’re heading in the right direction”

Macron has at least one reason to be optimistic: the Germans are finally waking up, and the UK is already following. “We’re heading in the right direction” This was the moment that made the most headlines around the world in the aftermath of a meeting between the American and French presidents in Washington DC on […]

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Europe will have to watch the Trump-Putin spectacle “from the sidelines.” “The Americans are no longer here to be our friends”

THREE YEARS OF WAR || At the end of three years of total war in Ukraine, more than 10 since Russia’s annexation of Crimea, we have officially entered a “new and dangerous world order.” More than ever, the EU is under pressure to become autonomous from the US and to clearly define how far it […]

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Could Merz be the leader Europe doesn’t have? “He’s very pro-EU and is taking the situation seriously, but…”

In Munich, Trump’s vice president said the greatest threat to Europe “comes from within,” from leaders who have tried to keep the far right out of the corridors of power, and instead of meeting with the outgoing German chancellor he met with the AfD leader. JD Vance’s speech marked a point of no return in […]

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Musk backs Europe into a corner. “You can’t have an entire continent being run over by tantrum-throwing children who are losing touch with reality”

The billionaire owner of X, who is set to join the incoming Trump administration, has been investing his energy in attacks on leaders on this side of the Atlantic, in conspiracy theories, and, above all, in support for the far right, and Europe is worried. For Scholz, “you don’t feed the trolls,” but for Macron, […]

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