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.
Critics consider us weak and divided. But with political will and public support, we could finally get our act together.
The EU’s relationship with its Eastern neighbourhood is in trouble - and the EU doesn’t even recognise it.
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.
As Europe celebrates the 5th anniversary of enlargement, the concept of Eastern Europe is unfortunately still alive and well
Če v Bruslju ne bodo vodili “dejavne” politike do Moldavije, bo v njej zavladal avtoritarni režim, kakršnega imajo v sosednji Belorusiji.
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.
Elections to the European Parliament offer an opportunity to discuss Europe’s left-right dimension.
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 isn’t ready to play the big boy on the world’s stage, argues Francois Godement.
Големият въпрос е какво ще направи Русия, когато вихърът от украински кризи прерасне в цунами.
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.
The debacle in the UN could be the precursor of more clashes over human rights, with Europe as a target.
Spain has managed to obtain a seat at the G-20, but it still has to figure out what it wants to stand for.
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.
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
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.
Europe has the US president it wished for, but does Barack Obama have the strong transatlantic partner he wants?
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?
ECFR publishes a collection of views from key Russian intellectuals.
The EU’s ongoing loss of influence at the UN is putting lives at risk, argues the author of ECFR’s latest paper.
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.
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?
The EU has an opportunity to influence President Obama’s efforts to reform US counterterrorism policy
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.
Will the military surge in Afghanistan fail without a civilian surge?
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.
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?
In a joint research project with FRIDE, ECFR looks at the EU’s record in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco.
The EU’s leverage to promote human rights through the UN has dramatically declined over the last decade, our exclusive report reveals.
This authors analyse the background and developments in the Russia-Georgia conflict and outline recommendations on how to prevent wider political fallout.
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
Korski: “The Anglo-American strategy in Afghanistan has hit an absolute low mark.”
Daniel Korski on what lies ahead for Baroness Ashton.
Roger Cohen quotes Nick Witney and Jeremy Shapiro’s transatlantic report.
Thomas Klau on Ashton and Lisbon.
Andrew Wilson on Yanukovych’s EU-Russia balancing act.