Europe’s Future in a Contested Global Environment

Far from beingZuleeg, Fabian only a watershedEuropean Policy Centre moment in European history, Russia’sRussia invasion of UkraineUkraine has become a global tempest. Beyond economics, the war has shaken the very foundations of global governance. With the international economic and political order under siege on multiple fronts, the age of permacrisis is increasingly marked by the deterioration of international cooperation at a time when all countries face common and existential challenges. In a world that is sliding into a more contested environment where state power and economic security are becoming the predominant norms, a “new multilateralism” is needed now more than ever. Against this backdrop, the ability of the EU to act together to address the triple challenge it faces (watershed moment of Russia’sRussia aggression against UkraineUkraine, fundamental structural transformations, ongoing challenge of the permacrisis) will determine its global position and its power to shape global dynamics.