The paper states that the ‘rules of the game’ are changing: from global power dynamics and economic fragilities to destabilising societal pressures, from conflict and hybrid threats to competitiveness and climate change, established assumptions are being challenged and called into question. The ‘Forward Look 2026’ explores the evolution of this landscape in the year ahead, and how the EU may need to adapt to – and contribute to shaping.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/i1ojzcng/2025_2122_art-forward-look_final_jan26_web.pdf