Commentary
China and the Global Crisis: Will Beijing be part of the solution?
The latest ‘China Analysis’ bulletin examines China’s role in ending the global financial crisis.
Obama and Europe´s vanities
What Obama wants from Europe is a solid partner in a multipolar world, not 27 photo opportunities.
The real Taliban
The Taliban in Afghanistan are often portrayed as a single, monolithic entity. They’re not.
An open letter to EU leaders
Ahead of the G20 summit, ECFR calls on EU leaders to show the vision and leadership to develop a coordinated position on the financial crisis.
The hour of Europe
A clear message must be sent to those who are doubtful about the EU’s worth: we are in this together.
Kabul Diary
Daniel Korski writes from Afghanistan about his most recent on-the-ground observations.
Why Britain needs the euro
Andrew Duff explains why the time has come for Britain to decide to join the euro.
The G20 summit in London will be missing one great power. Guess who?
When President Barack Obama comes to London next week, he will find one great power missing at the world’s summit table: Europe. The US and China may end up carrying on as a G2.
Getting Afghanistan Off Drugs
Destroying the poppy fields hasn’t worked. The US should focus on long-term development to solve Afghanistan’s drug problem.
The Eastern Partnership in crisis
What is the likely impact of the crisis on the Eastern Partnership, the attempt to resuscitate the European neighbourhood policy and focus EU’s political attention on the East?
Overwhelming Logic
Spain’s decision to withdraw from Kosovo will come at a high price to its international image.
Peripheral care should be the central concern
Unless the G20 summit comes up with practical measures to support the less developed countries, markets are going to suffer another sinking spell.
Nuke Proliferation Stirs
As the world is approaching a new chapter in the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Iran and North Korea require a coordinated response, warns François Godement.
The others
There are two kinds of European in the continent today; those who have Europe and those who want it.
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 Kyiv Post - 11 Mar 10
A piece on the EU and Ukraine, quoting Wilson and Popescu’s recent report.
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.
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