Stan Veuger is a senior economist at the American Enterprise Institute, one of the leading think tanks in the United States and one of the global thinkers most critical of Donald Trump's economic policies. Veuger, who is also a visiting professor at Harvard and a columnist for the New York Times, talks in depth with Antonio López Isturiz, MEP for the European People's Party and member of the executive committee of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, on Agenda Pública. A transatlantic conversation promoted from Spain.

Friedrich Merz's coalition faces strong pressure to stabilise Germany and redefine its economic model, in a context of stagnation, political fragmentation and the rise of the AfD. Agenda Pública analyses the challenges facing the new government alongside Jeremy Cliffe and Thorsten Benner.

Political analyst Niranjan Marjani examines tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. He warns of the risk of escalation and stresses that the instability stems from Pakistan's support for terrorism, despite an international context favourable to India and Pakistan's domestic weaknesses.

Raffaele Madaio (PhD Candidate, Universidad de Granada; European Doctoral School on CSDP; Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi) analyzes the EU's deepening defence reliance on the US amid recent conflicts and political shifts. He advocates for market integration and joint financing to strengthen the EDTIB and achieve real strategic autonomy.

He was President of the European Commission and Prime Minister of Italy. Romano Prodi is a key figure in understanding the construction of Europe. In 'Agenda Pública' we talk to him about the current international situation to analyse Pedro Sánchez's trip to Beijing, Giorgia Meloni's visit to Washington and the role of Spain and the EU in these decisive weeks for the world.

The passing of Mario Vargas Llosa, a key figure in 20th century literature and one of the most universal Peruvians, leaves behind a legacy as vast as it is complex, spanning literature, politics, and Latin American social history. This obituary is signed by American researcher J. P. Carroll.

The free movement of people—one of the cornerstones of the EU's Single Market—has brought real benefits, but also some overlooked downsides for both countries of origin and destination. Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law at Cambridge, draws on the Letta report's call for a 'freedom to stay' to argue that the EU must live up to its promise of shared prosperity for all its citizens.

Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzlement has taken her party, Rassemblement National, by surprise, and it is now paying the price of hyper-personalisation around its leader, warns Giovanni Capoccia, Professor of Comparative Politics at Oxford University.

Adrián Vázquez Lázara, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee, regrets that "collective security, the rule of law, the promotion of democracy and trade are no longer a priority" for the new US administration. In the face of Trump, who "appears to lack any will to lead the world", the MEP calls for unity in the European Union.

Javier Colomina, the highest-ranking Spaniard in NATO, analyses in a conversation with 'Agenda Pública' the future of the Alliance at a pivotal moment. As Deputy Assistant Secretary General and Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, he discusses with our director, Marc López Plana, the challenges in defence, the impact of Trump's return and the relationship with the countries of the South.

Following a recent mission as the European Parliament's rapporteur for Saudi Arabia, Hana Jalloul MEP warns that the EU must "overcome its internal divisions and define a unified strategy" in the Middle East and not settle for "a marginal role". The EU needs to strengthen economic, technological and intelligence cooperation and the fight against terrorism, without forgetting "the promotion of human rights and sustainable development".

Germany and Europe must prepare for a tough confrontation with Trump. As Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, suggests, there are valuable lessons to be learned from Canada’s determination and resolve.

The withdrawal of US support for Ukraine has set off alarm bells in Europe, prompting an awakening in its defence policy. This strategic shift could mark the beginning of a reconfiguration of Europe's role on the global stage. Joe Zammit-Lucia, co-founder of the think tank Radix, argues that this new paradigm demands flexible coalitions with key allies, leaving behind isolationism and excessive bureaucracy.

"Geographical knowledge is deeply strategic because understanding how a space is constructed is crucial to exercising power over it." This is the view of Kevin Limonier, founder of Cassini, the company behind what he calls "the private implementation of the French School of Geopolitics." Today in Agenda Pública, we speak with Limonier and his executive team in Spain about their system, which also enables the mapping of "digital platforms and cyberspace," which, he warns, "are now the continuity of geographical space." And he cautions: "The United States holds a topological hegemony over Europe because our data passes through American networks or machines."

The Commission's first 100 days in office have marked a strategic shift for Europe. Europe is seeking to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive world through rearmament, economic autonomy and less bureaucracy. MEP Jonás Fernández proposes a new 'Single Act' as the only way to guarantee Europe's competitiveness and strategic autonomy in the face of internal and external challenges.

Pedro Fresco, a leading expert on energy transition, argues that Franco-Spanish collaboration should go beyond the energy sector to promote ecological transformation and reinforce Europe's strategic autonomy in a context of growing geopolitical instability.

IE University Professor Ilke Toygür contends that as long as Trump remains in office, the US is not a reliable ally but a predatory power. In response, the EU should kickstart a dialogue with China, work on green finance and trade agreements, and focus on its security, without leaving behind the issues of arms control.

The communication onslaught and the growing dependence on Chinese and American social networks are forcing Europe to rethink its digital strategy and the possibility of developing its own platform based on the EU's core values. Beatriz Gallardo, Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Valencia, analyses this issue in depth.

Geostrategist Adam Casals weighs in on the current debate over Europe's need to arm itself with nuclear weapons. He calls for European political leaders and societies alike to rethink "the security prospects of the continent".

The Vice President of the European Parliament Javi López warns that the withdrawal of the US from the transatlantic consensuses makes the "strategic emancipation of Europe" undelayable. He proposes a new global axis of stability with Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Latin American democracies.

The editor and director of 'Agenda Pública' advocates collaboration between institutions and companies so that "Spain and Spanish capital can participate in the European consolidation of our strategic sectors with a position of strength". There are names that belong to this Spanish industrial policy that must contribute to European strategic autonomy.

The international liberal order was buried yesterday in the Oval Office, where Trump's televised outburst at Zelenski marked its demise. Juan Luis Manfredi, Professor of Journalism and International Studies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, warns: "these are not good times". The consequences are still unpredictable.

Viktor Orbán and Giorgia Meloni represent two different forms of leadership on the European right, marked by their political trajectories, the history of their countries and their relationship with EU institutions. Antonio López-Istúriz White, MEP for the Spanish Partido Popular, opens the EU Public Agenda section with his analysis from Brussels.

Marca España. We talk to Mateo Valero, the director of the European supercomputer of reference: the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). We address some of the main political and economic priorities of the moment: the development of European Artificial Intelligence, the role of the State and of large Spanish companies in contributing to our leadership and the need for diplomatic support to boost our industrial development. "If the market is protected," he warns, "in ten years’ time we can have better chips than anyone else." It's our big opportunity.

The European Union has fallen completely behind in the race to develop artificial intelligence. However, Faÿçal Hafied, author of 'A National Deep Tech Strategy for Spain' report for the Elcano Royal Institute, argues that DeepSeek opens up a frugal path that could see Europe make up lost ground.

Agenda Pública travels to Milan to visit Uljan Sharka, the founder of iGenius, one of the main European unicorns of Artificial Intelligence, and to address in depth the future of this technology in its utopian and dystopian aspects. Sharka proposes solutions: the European Union, he says, still has time to lead a model that protects human freedom and improves workers' conditions.

Paolo Gerbaudo, senior researcher in social sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid, warns that in the face of Trump's second-term foreign and trade policy, Europe must adopt a strategy of 'triangulation' as a bloc in the face of 'moral Atlanticism'.

Following his recent calls with Putin and Zelenskyy, Trump is pushing for peace negotiations in Ukraine. But competing interests open up different scenarios. From Kyiv, Ihor Petrenko, director of United Ukraine, analyses possible outcomes.

Israel has initiated the second phase of its plan to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, warns Félix Vacas. The Associate Professor of Public International Law at Universidad Carlos III argues that this stage will be even more complex, as it requires international support, and that the European Union can play a key role in preventing its implementation.

Donald Trump's second term reinforces policies that challenge the fight against climate change, but the reality of its economic and environmental impacts is inescapable. Ana Barreira, lawyer and director of iidma, analyses the risks of this approach.