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Europe needs to stop its pandering to China

Given China’s cancellation on the eve of the summit in December, a summit is all Europe can hope for in terms of engagement with China.

Tags: Asia

We need a European foreign policy. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No

13 May 09 - Timothy Garton Ash

Critics consider us weak and divided. But with political will and public support, we could finally get our act together.

Creating good neighbours in Russia's backyard

The EU’s relationship with its Eastern neighbourhood is in trouble - and the EU doesn’t even recognise it.

Avoiding a new iron curtain

As European leaders travel to Prague for tomorrow’s Eastern Partnership summit, the Eastern neighbourhood states are experiencing the worst political, security and economic crisis they have faced since their independence in 1991.

Bittersweet anniversary

As Europe celebrates the 5th anniversary of enlargement, the concept of Eastern Europe is unfortunately still alive and well

Moldavija - pozabljena dežela na robu EU

05 May 09 - Nicu Popescu

Če v Bruslju ne bodo vodili “dejavne” politike do Moldavije, bo v njej zavladal avtoritarni režim, kakršnega imajo v sosednji Belorusiji.

Russia's EU Trojan horse makes a change

29 Apr 09 - Vessela Tcherneva

Bulgaria seems to have learned a lesson from January’s gas crisis – Europeanise its energy resources. Vessela Tcherneva gives a first hand account of the Sofia Energy Conference.

Europe´s social deficit and the next European elections

Elections to the European Parliament offer an opportunity to discuss Europe’s left-right dimension.

EU unity and divisions on the East

24 Apr 09 - Nicu Popescu

The EU must take a serious took at the strategy it employs to its East - the disunity on how to deal with Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood is paralysing.

China Steps Up to World Stage, Cautiously

24 Apr 09 - François Godement

China isn’t ready to play the big boy on the world’s stage, argues Francois Godement.

Tags: Asia

Разместване на пластовете в Украйна

22 Apr 09 - Nicu Popescu

Големият въпрос е какво ще направи Русия, когато вихърът от украински кризи прерасне в цунами.

Running rings around the E.U.

The authors of ECFR’s latest policy report argue that Europe must adopt a new, strategic China policy in the lead up to the EU-China Summit on 20 May.

Tags: Asia

A confused EU cannot fight racism

The debacle in the UN could be the precursor of more clashes over human rights, with Europe as a target.

Spain´s place at the table

Spain has managed to obtain a seat at the G-20, but it still has to figure out what it wants to stand for.

The EU needs a new China strategy

Based on ECFR’s latest policy report, A Power Audit of EU-China Relations, John Fox and Francois Godement argue that for its own survival, Europe must revamp its China strategy.

Tags: Asia

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Latest Publications

China shapes its post-crisis economic agenda

The latest issue of China Analysis looks at Beijing’s willingness to strengthen international economic governance, and its authors argue that much thinking in China seems to focus on the short term

China and India: rivals always, partners sometimes

The authors of the latest issue of China Analysis argue that Western concerns over “Chindia” - the emergence of a Sino-Indian economic power bloc or strategic alliance - may be unwarranted. 

Towards a post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-US Relations by Nick Witney & Jeremy Shapiro

Europe has the US president it wished for, but does Barack Obama have the strong transatlantic partner he wants?

Can the EU rebuild failing states? A review of Europe’s civilian capacities.

Have broken promises and treating Afghanistan, DR Congo and Iraq like Bosnia left the EU without the capacity to prevent fragile states from becoming failing states?

What does Russia think?

ECFR publishes a collection of views from key Russian intellectuals.

The EU and human rights at the UN: 2009 annual review

The EU’s ongoing loss of influence at the UN is putting lives at risk, argues the author of ECFR’s latest paper.

China’s response to the G2

Fears in Europe that China works to lock the US into a “G2” embrace so as to dominate the global agenda do not reflect Chinese experts’ current strategic thinking.

European and Russian power in the troubled neighbourhood

Is a complacent strategy that focuses on gradual change rather than crises losing the EU its battle with Russia for influence in the eastern neighbourhood?

Beyond the “War on Terror”

The EU has an opportunity to influence President Obama’s efforts to reform US counterterrorism policy

A Power Audit of EU-China Relations

China is exploiting the EU’s divisions and treating the 27-state bloc with “diplomatic contempt” on issues ranging from trade to the Dalai Lama.

Shaping Europe's Afghan Surge

Will the military surge in Afghanistan fail without a civilian surge?

Re-wiring the US-EU relationship

With the pivotal change of leadership in Washington, the US and the EU may have an ideal moment to strengthen the US-EU institutional bond.

Beyond dependence: How to deal with Russian gas

Could building a single European market in natural gas be the most effective strategy for the European Union in countering Russia’s divisive energy diplomacy?

Promoting democracy abroad - the EU's record

In a joint research project with FRIDE, ECFR looks at the EU’s record in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco.

Is the EU a global force for human rights?

The EU’s leverage to promote human rights through the UN has dramatically declined over the last decade, our exclusive report reveals.

Can the EU win the peace in Georgia?

This authors analyse the background and developments in the Russia-Georgia conflict and outline recommendations on how to prevent wider political fallout.

Re-energising Europe's Security and Defence Policy

European governments cannot afford to move at the speed of the slowest, argues Nick Witney, and should push for a ‘multi-speed’ Europe on ESDP

In the Press

The Prague Post - 10 Mar 10

Korski: “The Anglo-American strategy in Afghanistan has hit an absolute low mark.”

Reuters - 08 Mar 10

Daniel Korski on what lies ahead for Baroness Ashton.

International Herald Tribune - 08 Mar 10

Roger Cohen quotes Nick Witney and Jeremy Shapiro’s transatlantic report.

El Pais - 07 Mar 10

Thomas Klau on Ashton and Lisbon.

The Guardian - 05 Mar 10

Andrew Wilson on Yanukovych’s EU-Russia balancing act.

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