RUSI’s commentary exposes a dangerous hole in Europe’s sanctions war. Crypto is no longer a fringe trick used by rogue wallets and shady exchanges. For Russia, Iran and other sanctioned actors, it is becoming part of the machinery that moves money, buys goods and keeps pressure campaigns alive. The EU has started to react, but the warning is stark: Moscow’s networks adapt faster than Brussels can list names.

The Chatham House commentary cuts through the leadership drama and points to the real danger. Whoever replaces Keir Starmer – Andy Burnham or anyone else – inherits a foreign policy storm. Britain’s biggest relationships are shifting at speed, especially with the United States and Europe. The country wants domestic relief, but the world is pushing defence, trade and security bills through the door. A new prime minister may get a reset. They will not get an escape route.

The IISS analysis delivers a harsh warning for European defence. A flagship Franco-German-Spanish plan to build a next-generation fighter now looks broken. The project was meant to prove Europe could act like a serious military power. Instead, it has exposed the same old problem: national industry, political pride and strategic mistrust getting in the way of hard capability.

The Atlantic Council dispatch paints a grim picture of a country still trapped in the aftershock of Brexit. Keir Starmer’s exit is not treated as a clean reset, but as another sign of Britain’s broken political machine.

The EU’s new Migration and Asylum Pact has entered into force, but the CIDOB opinion argues that Brussels is still selling certainty where there is far too much doubt. The reform is meant to prove that Europe can finally manage asylum, returns, border pressure and solidarity in one coherent system.

Brussels is trying to give governments more room to spend on green investments as energy prices bite again. But the Politico report shows the plan is already running into trouble from the very countries that usually defend climate action and fiscal discipline.

Europe’s industrial giants are no longer politely asking Brussels for help. They are demanding a freeze on the EU’s flagship carbon-pricing system before it does more damage to the continent’s manufacturing base. The Politico report shows ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp, Voestalpine and BASF warning that rising Emissions Trading System costs are hammering sectors already squeezed by high energy prices, weak demand and global competition.