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Beyond the Security Forum: Warsaw is Not Davos. Europe After the Age of Declarations
By Dariusz Dybka, Director, von Kietz The Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) 2026 was a chance to rethink how Europe talks about security and how it delivers it. But first, the EU and NATO need to define what security as a common good means, and how far its geographical scope extends. With a long confrontation with Russia, hybrid threats, and growing pressure on critical infrastructure, spotting the risks is no longer enough. Europe has to turn assessments into political decisions, industrial capacity, and real operational readiness. NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, outlined an approach to defeating Russia should it attack NATO: block, blunt, and break the forces conducting that aggression. The message is that deterrence works not just because NATO promises to respond, but because an aggressor comes to believe it cannot reach its goals. So what capabilities, investments, and institutions does Europe need to make that real? Different forums, new formats Davos and the WSF both gather influential people, but they do different jobs. Davos, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, helps manage global interdependence. It brings together leaders, executives, and investors, and is good at convening and mobilising capital. But it has no mandate to make
GMPB — October 23rd — Franco-German Auto Deal Tests Europe’s Climate and Industrial Priorities
Headlines: France and Germany seek more flexibility for Europe’s automotive industry ENVI amendments put transport funding, aviation coverage and ETS2 costs in focus Commission says Port Services Regulation has brought limited change to existing practices EU foreign-investment screening rises as manufacturing remains the largest sector Geopolitical uncertainty prompts supply-chain changes, Beazley survey finds UK removes planning permission for cross-pavement EV chargers Peter Watson finds Britain’s railway costs less per train-kilometre, but more per passenger-kilometre Commission awards more than €390 million to 135 LIFE projects Disorder, the Demand for Order, and Those Who Stand to Benefit France and Germany seek more flexibility for Europe’s automotive industry France and Germany have proposed a package to maintain the EU’s climate ambition while giving
Disorder, the Demand for Order, and Those Who Stand to Benefit
On Saturday, my family and I watched from our balcony as CRS riot police confronted protesters and, subsequently, rioters outside the government building opposite our flat. Our exposure was necessarily limited, but the distinction between those who had come to express their dissatisfaction and those who had come to cause violence was quite clear. The procession itself, the cortège, followed a predetermined route, with people protesting against the cost of living, the state of public services, and much else besides. This was peaceful on all sides. There was no intervention by the police and, from what we could see, no violence from those taking part. People exercised their right to protest, and there was no apparent difficulty in allowing them
Beyond the Security Forum: Warsaw is Not Davos. Europe After the Age of Declarations
By Dariusz Dybka, Director, von Kietz The Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) 2026 was a chance to rethink how Europe talks about security and how it delivers it. But first, the EU and NATO need to define what security as a common good means, and how far its geographical scope extends. With a long confrontation with Russia, hybrid threats, and growing pressure on critical infrastructure, spotting the risks is no longer enough. Europe has to turn assessments into political decisions, industrial capacity, and real operational readiness. NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, outlined an approach to defeating Russia should it attack NATO: block, blunt, and break the forces conducting that aggression. The message is that deterrence works not just because NATO promises to respond, but because an aggressor comes to believe it cannot reach its goals. So what capabilities, investments, and institutions does Europe need to make that real? Different forums, new formats Davos and the WSF both gather influential people, but they do different jobs. Davos, the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, helps manage global interdependence. It brings together leaders, executives, and investors, and is good at convening and mobilising capital. But it has no mandate to make
GMPB — October 23rd — Franco-German Auto Deal Tests Europe’s Climate and Industrial Priorities
Headlines: France and Germany seek more flexibility for Europe’s automotive industry ENVI amendments put transport funding, aviation coverage and ETS2 costs in focus Commission says Port Services Regulation has brought limited change to existing practices EU foreign-investment screening rises as manufacturing remains the largest sector Geopolitical uncertainty prompts supply-chain changes, Beazley survey finds UK removes planning permission for cross-pavement EV chargers Peter Watson finds Britain’s railway costs less per train-kilometre, but more per passenger-kilometre Commission awards more than €390 million to 135 LIFE projects Disorder, the Demand for Order, and Those Who Stand to Benefit France and Germany seek more flexibility for Europe’s automotive industry France and Germany have proposed a package to maintain the EU’s climate ambition while giving
Disorder, the Demand for Order, and Those Who Stand to Benefit
On Saturday, my family and I watched from our balcony as CRS riot police confronted protesters and, subsequently, rioters outside the government building opposite our flat. Our exposure was necessarily limited, but the distinction between those who had come to express their dissatisfaction and those who had come to cause violence was quite clear. The procession itself, the cortège, followed a predetermined route, with people protesting against the cost of living, the state of public services, and much else besides. This was peaceful on all sides. There was no intervention by the police and, from what we could see, no violence from those taking part. People exercised their right to protest, and there was no apparent difficulty in allowing them
Fourteen Days of European Infrastructure & Security Incidents – September 2026
Over the past two weeks, a series of security incidents has affected critical and strategic infrastructure across Europe. Rail disruption, drone incursions, incidents affecting airports and border infrastructure, fires and attempted attacks involving defence-industrial sites, and increasingly serious military encounters have all formed part of the European security picture. These events have different circumstances and, where established, different attributions. They should not automatically be considered connected. Taken together, however, they illustrate the increasingly complex environment in which governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure operators are working. Modern Sovereignty has compiled a short factual chronology of significant incidents reported between 4 and 16 September 2026. These are precisely the questions that Modern Sovereignty was created to explore: resilience, security, critical infrastructure, strategic
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At the Crossroads of Eurasian Transport: A Conversation With Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Rashad Nabi oghlu Nabiyev, on Corridors, Resilience and the Country’s ITF Presidency. By Thomas Jérémie Hayden- Lefebvre, Editor-in-Chief, Green Mobility Magazine
Vox Legislatoris: Alexandra Mehnert MEP on Automotive Circularity and EU Industrial Policy. By Andrea Mehnert (EPP, Germany)
Energy, E-Fuels, and Policy: An Interview With Jutta Paulus MEP. By Thomas Jérémie Hayden-Lefebvre & Ruby Davis, Green Mobility Magazine
Implementing the EU High-Speed Rail Master Plan. By Elodie Petrozziello, Florence School of Regulation – Transport Area, EUI
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