

Ricardo Borges de Castro 🇺🇦🇬🇱🟧
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🔮🇪🇺🌍 | analyst | columnist *Visto de Bruxelas* @revistasabado | @epc_eu |#foresight #geopolitics #europe #permacrisis | @UniofOxford @FletcherSchool |🏃♂️



The news that Orbán’s people inform Moscow about EU Council meetings in every detail shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. We’ve had our suspicions about that for a long time. That’s one reason why I take the floor only when strictly necessary and say just as much as necessary.

The dominant narrative says the Iran campaign is failing. I disagree. The strategy is working. I’ve been living under the sirens in Doha. The data tells a different story: missile launches down 90%, nuclear infrastructure inaccessible, proxy command networks shattered. My new piece in @AJEnglish: aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/…


Just spoke to @POTUS about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning, which benefits Europe far more than America. I have never heard him so angry in my life. I share that anger given what’s at stake. The arrogance of our allies to suggest that Iran with a nuclear weapon is of little concern and that military action to stop the ayatollah from acquiring a nuclear bomb is our problem not theirs is beyond offensive. The European approach to containing the ayatollah’s nuclear ambitions have proven to be a miserable failure. The repercussions of providing little assistance to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning are going to be wide and deep for Europe and America. I consider myself very forward-leaning on supporting alliances, however at a time of real testing like this, it makes me second guess the value of these alliances. I am certain I am not the only senator who feels this way.



Europe is more paralysed than divided over the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. Rather than fostering a shared sense of purpose, this crisis risks hollowing out Europe’s identity and undermining its ability to act independently in the world. My oped theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Why Hormuz will haunt us long after this war ends ft.trib.al/6CofmvJ | opinion