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Europe can keep the two-state solution on track

By Daniel Levy & Nick Witney - 10 May 13

As the prospects of a two-state outcome on Israel/Palestine fade, Europeans need to apply tougher love to both parties before it is too late.

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By Nicholas Walton - 07 May 13

ECFR reports: Nick Witney on Israel and Palestine

ECFR reports: Yan Xuetong & Mark Leonard on China's rise

ECFR español: Sergio Cebrián sobre comuniación europea

ECFR agenda: the Italian 'Sleeping Beauty'

ECFR Deutsch: Thomas König erklärt die Nord Korea Krise

ECFR italiano: Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi sull' Iran

UK Independence Party renews culture wars

By Mark Leonard - 10 May 13

UKIP is just a small part of a broader phenomenon spreading across the developed world that resembles a political backlash against globalization and interdependence. But how should mainstream parties respond?

Time for a strategic pause in EU - Russia relations?

By Jana Kobzova - 08 May 13

The time has come for the EU to rethink its relationship with its biggest neighbour. Instead of talking about strategic relations with Moscow, the EU should consider a strategic pause.

A sandcastle in the sun: Putin’s first year back in power

By Kadri Liik - 05 May 13

Vladimir Putin may still be the most popular politician in Russia, but his system of government is showing certain signs of weakness one year after returning to power.

Think again: European decline

By Hans Kundnani & Mark Leonard - 29 Apr 13

Although it may seem that Europe is down and out as it struggles with multiple crises, things are in fact far, far better than they appear on the surface.

The remarkable rise of continental Euroscepticism

By Jose Ignacio Torreblanca & Mark Leonard - 25 Apr 13

A new ECFR analysis shows that trust in the EU has plummeted across the continent. Both southern debtors and northern creditors feel like they are victims.

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