1. Clarification à la fois des conditions dans lesquelles AUKUS a été décidé et clarification également des conditions d’un réengagement américain dans une relation d'alliés.
2. Clarification sur le choix américain de tenir un allié européen à l'écart d'échanges structurants sur une coopération dans l'Indopacifique.
3. Reconnaissance que les échanges et consultations qui auraient dû être conduites ne l'ont pas été et que cela pose une question de confiance dont il appartient aux deux parties désormais de tirer ensemble toutes les conséquences.

Countries, Regions and Organizations mentioned

Author: Max Bergmann, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. From 2011 to 2017, he served as a senior advisor and member of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State, where he focused on political-military affairs.

Authors: Sophia Besch, Senior Reserach Fellow and Luigi Scazzieri, Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform

Europeans need to focus on becoming more capable defense actors, whether through the EU, NATO or other formats. To do so theu should:

1) Focus on improving Europe(s capacity to act rather than on abstract debates.

Antimony : (flame retardants, defence applications, lead-acid batteries)

• Turkey 62%
• Bolivia 20%
• Guatemala 7%

Baryte: (medical applications, radiation protection, chemical applications)

• China 38%
• Morocco 28%
• Other EU 15%
• Germany 10%

Bauxite (aluminium production)

Author: Wolfgang Münchau, former co-editor of Financial Times Deutschland and director of Eurointelligence.

France and the United States take different positions on the state of affairs in the Indo Pacific . While both countries oppose China’s hegemonic designs, France is uncomfortable with the widening gulf between the United States and China.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

Ranking of global performance based on a variety of metrics (agility, entrepreneurship, quality of life, movers, social purpose, cultural influence, open for business, power, adventure, heritage)

European Green Deal

• Legislative proposal on integrated water management – surface and groundwater pollutants
• Legislative proposal on carbon removal certification
• Legislative proposal on the right to repair
• Legislative proposal on an EU framework for harmonised measurement of transport and logistics emissions 
• Legislative proposal to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment and to restrict the addition of microplastics to products

A Europe fit for the digital age

Source: Climate Action Tracker