On 22 July the International Court of Justice will give its advisory opinion on the legality under international law of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. The United Nations General Assembly requested the opinion in the autumn of 2008 after Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in February of the same year. ECFR experts Richard Gowan and Jose Ignacio Torreblanca are available for interviews and analysis.

China was blamed for forcing the Copenhagen conference into disarray and preventing a binding commitment on carbon emissions. This latest edition of “China Analysis” looks at the response to the conference within China itself, as it faces the worst environmental position imaginable, threatening its system and its interests.

George Soros will speak publically on the euro crisis tomorrow (23 June) live from Berlin 5.30pm CET at an event organised by the Walter-Hallstein Institut of Humboldt University Berlin and the European Council on Foreign Relations.

China, emboldened by the impact of the economic crisis on the West, is becoming a huge test for Europe’s foreign policy. If it doesn’t rethink its strategy, the EU will lose its already limited influence over Beijing. If it does, on issues ranging from climate change to the Dalai Lama, Europe can build coalitions with others affected by China’s rise, and take advantage of the few areas where it has real leverage.

Pre-occupied with its financial troubles, the EU is no longer paying attention to the Western Balkans. As a result it is losing credibility and influence in a region that may slide back towards instability. The EU’s foreign ministers urgently need to rethink their policies towards the Balkans, starting at the forthcoming Sarajevo Summit on 2 June.

Governments across Europe are concerned that a government led by David Cameron could prove deeply Eurosceptic. However, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg’s recent surge in the polls suggests that a coalition government might be the result of the May 6th election.

Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will debate Britain’s place in the world in the foreign policy Leaders’ Debate on 22 April. ECFR experts are available for interview and analysis.

Far from shifting Ukraine further towards Russia, the election of Viktor Yanukovych could provide the EU with the opportunity to reengage with the keystone to Europe’s Eastern neighbourhood, according to a new policy paper by European Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine expert Andrew Wilson.

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine’s first presidential election since 2004’s Orange Revolution. ECFR’s Andrew Wilson is available for interviews and comment.

World leaders are gathering for the London Conference on Afghanistan, on Thursday 28 January. The Conference will be co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. ECFR Afghanistan and security expert Daniel Korski is available for interviews and comment.