Time to grow up

This year's European Parliament elections are perhaps the most important event for the bloc since the European Single Currency Agreement. For the first time in many years, the European Union finds itself at a double crossroads. One concerns its geopolitical orientation, as it finds itself faced with two wars in its wider neighborhood - in Ukraine and in the Middle East. The second concerns its position in the global economy amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI).

Is supporting Ukraine with arms and financial aid the only way to contain Russian aggression? Or should efforts also be made to find a compromise solution between the two sides, as the death toll from the conflict has already climbed to 300,000.

What should Europe's position be on the relentless global competition between China and the US for everything high-tech, from the next-generation...