Europe leads a 51-nation effort to reopen Hormuz, diverging from US blockade but sharing goals. Deployment speed remains uncertain.
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Europe must use hard power in Lebanon: disarm Hezbollah, stop Israeli strikes. UNIFIL’s passive era is over. Strategic interests demand action.
Algeria is softening its colonial-era demands to explore energy partnerships, yet the Western Sahara dispute remains a critical spoiler.
Lebanon edges toward collapse as Europe must support French diplomacy and Lebanese Armed Forces to prevent refugee crisis.
“Europe’s push for greater strategic cohesion and autonomy is held back by poor relations between France and Turkey. Forging a common agenda around Ukraine and Black Sea security could be the place to start… conversion of necessity into results.”