Writing on European power, strategic autonomy, and the real balance of forces shaping the world order.https://philippkrueger.com/en-ushttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/europe-legislated-china-built/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/europe-legislated-china-built/Der EU-KI-Gesetz war der richtige Instinkt und die falsche Strategie. Europa regulierte, bevor es aufgebaut hatte, tat es allein - und wundert sich nun, dass die Regeln nicht greifen.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/europe-legislated-china-built/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/europe-legislated-china-built/The EU AI Act was the right instinct and the wrong strategy. Europe regulated before it built, did it alone, and is now surprised to find the rules aren't working.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/europe-legislated-china-built/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/europe-legislated-china-built/L'AI Act européen était le bon instinct et la mauvaise stratégie. L'Europe a réglementé avant de construire, l'a fait seule, et s'étonne maintenant que les règles ne fonctionnent pas.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/europe-legislated-china-built/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/europe-legislated-china-built/欧盟《人工智能法》的出发点是对的，但战略是错的。欧洲先立法后建设，独自行动，如今对规则失效感到困惑。Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/Jahrzehntelang hat Europa seine Verteidigung an Washington delegiert - und still und leise auch sein Urteilsvermögen. Die Ukraine ist der Preis des ersten Versagens. Unsere Konfusion über China ist der Preis des zweiten.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/For decades Europe delegated its defense to Washington and, quietly, its judgment too. Ukraine is the cost of the first failure. Our confusion about China is the cost of the second.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/Pendant des décennies, l'Europe a délégué sa défense à Washington et, discrètement, son jugement aussi. L'Ukraine est le prix du premier échec. Notre confusion sur la Chine est le prix du second.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/borrowed-armies-borrowed-minds/数十年来，欧洲将自身防务托付给华盛顿，也悄然将判断力一并拱手相让。乌克兰是第一个失败的代价，对中国的困惑是第二个失败的代价。Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/united-or-irrelevant/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/de/united-or-irrelevant/Das Argument für tiefere europäische Integration hat nichts mit Ideologie zu tun. Es ist eine strukturelle Antwort auf eine Welt, die nicht mehr darauf wartet, dass Europa sich entscheidet.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/united-or-irrelevant/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/united-or-irrelevant/The case for deeper European integration has nothing to do with ideology. It is a structural response to a world that has stopped waiting for Europeans to make up their minds.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/united-or-irrelevant/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/fr/united-or-irrelevant/Le projet d'intégration européenne n'a rien d'idéologique. C'est une réponse structurelle à un monde qui n'attend plus que les Européens se décident.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/united-or-irrelevant/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/zh/united-or-irrelevant/深化欧洲一体化的理由与意识形态无关。这是一个结构性回应--面对一个已经不再等待欧洲人做决定的世界。Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/ai-factory-problem/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/ai-factory-problem/The EU is building 19 AI factories across 16 member states. The instinct is correct. The architecture is a disaster.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/merz/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/merz/Friedrich Merz speaks about power differently than his predecessors. Rhetoric is the precondition, not the achievement. Six months in, the preconditions exist. The test comes next.Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/the-shakedown/https://philippkrueger.com/writing/en/the-shakedown/Liberation Day was not a trade policy. It was a demonstration - of what happens to countries that have no answer to economic coercion. Europe watched, got a 90-day reprieve it did not earn, and learned nothing.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT