The world order is in deep transformation, impacted by the war in Ukraine and deeper trends like deglobalization, crisis of democracy and rising nationalism. This new order is moving in the direction of a world divided in two blocs, under the leadership of the US and China respectively. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has effectively destroyed the European peace order. All this will profoundly impact the EU’s security and strategy policy and its role on the global stage….

In this episode of StoryScanner podcast, Carlo Altomonte, professor of politics and economics of the European Union at Bocconi University, discusses Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine, if it is a wake-up call for Europe to forge a true common foreign policy and carve out a greater role in security and defence policy for itself, and the other crucial issues the EU has to face on the international stage.