atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/the-european-union-as-a-compound-power-in-cold-war-2-0 The European Union as a compound power in Cold War 2.0
The EU exported $4.43 trillion in goods and services to non-members in 2024, 13.7 percent of the global total and ahead of China's $3.75 trillion and the US's $3.19 trillion. A new report argues the bloc's growth and productivity gaps hide real strength, and that the thing holding Europe back is willingness to act, not capacity.
— via Atlantic Council, Piotr Arak and Velina Tchakarova
