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Geopolitical analyst, author and former Portuguese Secretary of State

Bruno Maçães

For decades, Europe has depended on the US not only for its security, but also for much of its technological and financial infrastructure. As the transatlantic relationship continues to fracture, Europe faces a question much bigger than how to spend more on defence. Can it reduce its dependence on American technology, capital and financial infrastructure while building the industrial capacity to defend itself? And can it do so without sacrificing prosperity and the welfare state?

The future of Europe: Can it stand on its own feet?

For five hundred years, power meant controlling territory. Today, the struggle is no longer over land. It is over the systems that shape the world: chips, AI, networks, platforms, and energy. This fireside chat explores how a handful of powers are building the infrastructure and rules that others must navigate. Most nations are players in a game they didn’t create. A few are world builders.

Bruno Maçães

Geopolitical analyst, author and former Portuguese Secretary of State

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