This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with Europe's future. In a changing global order where Europe's fate must no longer be reliant on the actions of other world powers, the 21 high-profile authors advocate for a proactive step towards building a capable and confident Europe. The book does not shy away from identifying the key challenges - whether in defence, cyber threats, or climate, to name a few. Each chapter, written by one of 21 distinguished authors who are specialists in their respective fields, offers concrete proposals for addressing these issues. Authors: Dr. Alina Bârgaoanu, Professor, Member EDMO Advisory Board; Razvan Ceuca, International Relations Expert at New Strategy Center, Romania Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary Defence for Romania; Stacy A. Cummings, NSPA General Manager; Dr. Judith Curry, President Climate Forecast Applications Network; Andreas Dripke, Executive Chair Diplomatic Council, CEO euromarcom; Dorin Gal, Policy adviser Romania's Defence Ministry, diplomacy expert; Dr. Christoph Heusgen, Chair Munich Security Conference, Ambassador; Stephan J. Kramer, President of the Thuringian State Intelligence Office Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kreft, President Diplomatic Council, Ambassador (ret.); Dr. Ciro Maddaloni, political Opinionist "Giornale Diplomatico"; Michael Mattis, Founder and CEO Silicon Valley Europe; Hang Nguyen, Secretary General Diplomatic Council; Jamal Qaiser, Peace Activist, Diplomatic Council Commissioner for UN Affairs; Jochen M. Richter, Chair Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum Marc Ruberg, Officer in charge Baden-Württemberg University Network; Prof. Dr. Peter Schallenberg, Prof. Moral Theology and Theological Ethics; Dr. Harald Schönfeld, Founder & CEO butterflymanager and United Interim; Andre Schulte-Südhoff, Managing Director and shareholder of Schuko; George Scutaru, Founder and CEO New Strategy Center, Romania; Dr. Horst Walther, CEO SIG, Diplomatic Council Commissioner for UN Affairs.