Annales des Mines | The current state of the European Union’s dependency and its policies
In an article for Les Annales des Mines, HCSS strategic advisor Peter Handley examines how the EU’s efforts to reduce strategic dependencies — from energy to defence — have paradoxically coincided with rising import reliance. As China tightens export controls and the US races ahead with industrial policy, Handley argues that Europe must urgently shift from awareness to action to secure critical raw materials — and with them, its strategic autonomy.
Annales des Mines | The current state of the European Union’s dependency and its policies
In an article for Les Annales des Mines, HCSS strategic advisor Peter Handley examines how the EU’s efforts to reduce strategic dependencies — from energy to defence — have paradoxically coincided with rising import reliance. As China tightens export controls and the US races ahead with industrial policy, Handley argues that Europe must urgently shift from awareness to action to secure critical raw materials — and with them, its strategic autonomy.
The Draghi Report Revisited | Energy-Intensive Industries (EII)
In our Draghi Report Revisited series, HCSS analysts Ron Stoop and Berend Kwak examine how far Europe has come in securing its industrial and economic sovereignty since Draghi’s landmark report was published. For the latest edition they focus on Energy-Intensive Industries (EII): what steps has the EU taken to protect and decarbonise its most critical industrial sectors? Their analysis reveals progress — but also persistent gaps between ambition and implementation. “Europe has a policy roadmap, but trails in execution, capital mobilisation, and implementation speed.”
