Kasparov and Landsbergis: Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise
The EU is risking irrelevance unless fundamental changes are made to the Treaty itself.
My latest op-ed is currently on the POLITICO front page, co-written with Garry Kasparov.
Our inescapable conclusion is that the EU is risking irrelevance and evaporation unless fundamental changes are made to the Treaty itself.
Kasparov and Landsbergis: Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise
...today’s European leaders continue to hold on to the ideal of a wholly peaceful bloc, touting this commitment to non-aggression as what differentiates it on the international stage. It is as though adapting to the new reality of war would invalidate the EU’s founding mission, when it is precisely the opposite — embracing new, tougher measures is the only chance Europe has to save the peace-driven project it has so carefully fostered.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/03/europe-future-authoritarianism-00490010
In case you missed them, this year POLITICO has published two other op-eds of mine:
On the plight of the unbombed farmers of Eastern Europe
Farmers are, understandably, demanding safeguards and compensation. The efficient and fair way to achieve that is by accepting Ukraine as a full EU member.
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Ukraine will win — with or without our permission
If we’re really standing with Ukrainians, our role is to support their choices. None of us may claim the right or authority to tell them when and what to surrender.
Gabrielius Landsbergis
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