The European Council on Foreign Relations

LeonardEASblueprint

2010-03-26T17:51:50+00:00

Building the EAS is not simply about backroom Brussels politics and bureaucratic infighting. It is about giving Europe the means to punch its weight in a changing world

The 20 year crisis security times mark leonard

2010-02-05T13:55:20+00:00

Response to the Haiti tragedy; the struggling mission in Afghanistan; the economic crisis. The west is in a ‘20 year crisis’.

How to deal with a more assertive China mark leonard

2010-02-04T13:47:36+00:00

Western governments need to show they are getting serious. Otherwise we will end up with another Copenhagen.

Europe must rediscover its power the guardian leonard

2009-12-01T16:41:28+00:00

The EU needs to take a good look at its relations and position in the world � Lady Ashton is well placed to integrate its strengths.

Wall Street Journal Leondard European elections

2009-06-09T09:45:49+00:00

The next generation of EU technocrats will need to be populists as well.

Big Brother versus YouTube

2008-07-17T12:52:51+00:00

For China, the Olympics are no longer a sporting event - they are a battle to define how the country is seen by its citizens and the world.

mark leonard on china olympics boycott

2008-02-16T10:01:45+00:00

Spielberg was right to step down but governments should look at China’s policies within a historical context, and have a strategy for influencing Beijing beyond the summer of 2008.

mark leonard what does china think

2008-02-11T10:08:00+00:00

China is emerging not just as an economic giant, but as a powerhouse of ideas about politics, economics and world order. Its own model of globalisation could re-shape much of the world.

PR Russia power audit

2007-11-07T05:38:15+00:00

Despite its economic strength and military might, the EU has begun to behave as if it were subordinate to an increasingly assertive Russia. Read ECFR’s “Power Audit” of EU-Russia relations.

Drafting a global player

2007-10-17T10:22:00+00:00

Unless something goes badly wrong, EU leaders will agree a new treaty at this week’s summit in Lisbon. This opinion piece was published by the Wall Street Journal.