Executive summary 5

Reimagining Europe’s global strategic imperative 7

European maritime security policy between EUniversalism and contemporary geopolitical realities in Africa 15

Europe on the sidelines of the scramble for the Red Sea 25

Europe’s support to African peace and security in a fracturing world 35

Europe’s blind spots as seen from the India-Myanmar trade corridor 43

Europe's competitiveness crisis, from market logic to geopolitical strategy 51

European rifts at the fractured frontier of critical mineral extraction 57

Europe's alignment challenge and lessons from South African diplomacy 65

Zimbabwe is open for business, not for Europe alone 73

European engagement in Iraq at a time of geopolitical upheaval 81

China’s adaptability and the European learning curve 89

European prospects for value-based alliances in a troubled world 97

What the Sahel tells Europe about the limits of its strategic imagination 105

Brazil, Europe, and the pursuit and perils of a non-aligned foreign policy 115

Conclusion: Granular geopolitics 123