Science remains the fuel of progress and growth for our societies. Ursula von der Leyen discusses half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the Europe, seeking to profit from Trump’s federal funding cuts and clashes with top US universities

Researchers are under threat from the Trump administration’s attack on US science. Heather Grabbe and Daniel Gros argue that the European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it

It is five years since Brexit. Jesper Berg, Rebecca Christie, Hans Geeroms and Francesco Papadia argue that the EU and UK should address issues with the clearing and settlement industry and letterbox firms to protect financial stability, withstand transatlantic turmoil and help their respective economies thrive

The European defence and climate agendas are not entirely in conflict. Simone Tagliapietra writes that beyond the debated public spending trade-off between defence and climate goals lie converging interests which should form the basis for a common defence and climate agenda

European countries need to raise defence expenditures on a sustained basis. Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Armin Steinbach and Guntram Wolff consider the proposed European Defence Mechanism and answer some of the burning questions about the EDM

Which countries will be pivotal for the success of EU defence funding instruments? Marco Buti and Marcello Messori say that history shows that decisions by single EU countries can determine whether member states as a whole take up new European initiatives