Politics

EU’s strategic autonomy gap laid bare by Iran crisis [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 02.03.2026, 20:35
Europe’s response exposes how far the bloc still is from acting as an independent strategic power beyond its own neighborhood. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Europe’s response exposes how far the bloc still is from acting as an independent strategic power beyond its own neighborhood. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Europe’s tougher tone came only when Britain stiffened the E3 line.