The European Policy Centre is pleased to invite you to the launch of the second edition of the Outlook Paper: “Europe in the world in 2023: Learning the language of power?”. The Outlook Paper is a navigation guide for the year ahead, focusing on key global actors and regions, flashpoints, and emerging policy challenges for the EU. The paper anticipates developments in EU global relationships and policies for the coming year as the world confronts Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, its aftershocks, the impact of China’s re-opening after zero-COVID policy, and the pandemic’s remaining social and economic effects.