As geopolitics becomes ever more present, a pattern is emerging. The global powers (America, Russia, China), with regional allies, seem to be isolating Europe…in particular Western Europe.
Power politics is brutal and swift.
Macron; Canada is becoming the first country outside geographic Europe to take part in Europe’s strategic architecture.
This is exactly the direction the EU should follow.
Europe’s foreign policy should be based on enlargement, integration and structured partnerships.
For more than 70% of EU countries, their largest export partner is another EU member state. Intra-EU goods trade alone reached around €4 trillion in 2025, showing the extraordinary power of Europe’s internal market.
Expanding this model — through full enlargement, deeper association agreements, or strategic partnerships with countries like the UK and Canada increases Europe’s competitiveness, economic scale and geopolitical influence.