Context " For years, the European Union believed that its economic size, with 450 million consumers, brought with it geopolitical power and influence in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which this illusion evaporated ." said Mario Draghi during the Rimini Meeting on 22nd August 2025. In order to grasp what Draghi was referring to, one should think about the international environment in which Europe operates nowadays. The Russian invas