Editing Openai/6935aaed-f35c-8004-8137-e0b2dcf25c84 (section)

===== For Europe to become the primary host of the Global OS after Washington, it would need: =====
# Security coherence – a reliable deterrent and integrated command, not a patchwork.
# Fiscal and banking union deep enough to make the euro a true anchor safe-asset system, comparable to US Treasuries.
# Energy re-architecture that reduces both price volatility and political vulnerability.
# Political stabilisation relative to far-right and centrifugal forces.

Current trajectory (based on OECD, ECB and think-tank analysis) says:
* Growth is modest, demographics are a headwind, energy and regulation weigh on competitiveness. European Commission<ref>{{cite web|title=European Commission|url=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2025/07/oecd-economic-surveys-european-union-and-euro-area-2025_af6b738a.html|publisher=European Commission|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>
* Strategic autonomy is real but messy and slow, deeply contested between member states. China-CEE Institute<ref>{{cite web|title=China-CEE Institute|url=https://china-cee.eu/2025/05/28/the-road-to-european-strategic-autonomy%EF%BC%9Ainternal-conflicts-and-outlook/|publisher=China-CEE Institute|date=2025-05-28|access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref>

So under Bridge360:
* Europe is likely to become a strong regional subsystem OS (Band B if reforms advance)
* But not the single new global OS core. Too much structural fragility F remains, especially with Russia next door and the US no longer giving a clean security guarantee.