Event

Sink or swim? The EU in a zero-sum world

Date
10 Feb 2026
Time
17:00 UK time
Speakers
Veronica Anghel
Richard Youngs
Where
St Antony's College - North Site, Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Series
Dahrendorf Programme
Organiser contact
Audience
Public
Booking
Not required
As global politics shifts toward great-power competition and zero-sum thinking, the European Union faces a stark test of survival. Once built around multilateralism, rules, and win-win integration, the EU now confronts war on its borders, economic pressure from China, and an increasingly unreliable United States. This panel explores whether Europe can adapt to a more hostile world and defend its vital interests without abandoning its core identity and fundamental values.