31/08/2026
Europe's 30 overseas territories—stretching from Greenland in the Arctic to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean—have become critical assets in great power competition.
Marc Pierini mapped all of them, making a compelling case for why Europe can no longer afford to overlook these territories.
They're not relics of colonial history; they're strategic footholds that shape Europe's global influence, resource access, and defense posture.
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European states control several Overseas Countries and Territories around the world that carry strategic, economic, and environmental weight. As great powers challenge the rules-based order, defending them is a geopolitical imperative for Europe.