Will Europe's semiconductor industry keep lagging behind
Article published on Defence 24 on 05/08/2025
The European Union faces a stark and unavoidable truth: its security and strategic autonomy can no longer depend solely on allies across the Atlantic. Faced with an increasingly transactional United States, a resurgent and aggressive Russia, and China’s push for technological dominance, the EU must reckon with a simple reality—true sovereignty begins with the capacity to defend itself.
Author: Sébastien Gobert is a French freelance journalist based in Ukraine.
Recent comments by the new U.S. Defense Secretary should serve as a stark warning to the European Union. If the Trump administration continues its isolationist trajectory, the old-world order may give way to a new era marked by fragmentation, instability, and economic turmoil. As Europe struggles to face off Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, it is obvious it can no longer rely on traditional power structures. instead, it must redefine its geopolitical strategy. This means shifting away from a model rooted in global neoliberal institutionalism and toward one anchored in robust national and continental alliances that should be forged and led from Brussels. The very concept of sovereignty is at the heart of transnational debates today.
