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Europe’s Choice - Podiumsdiskussion zum 5-jährigen Jubiläum des ECFR - 30 May 12

Wie kann Europa neue Anreize schaffen um Regierungen und Bürger von europäischen Lösungen für die Reform von Politik, Wirtschaft und der europäischen Institutionen zu überzeugen? 


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How can the European Union and its member countries increase their global reach? How should the EU pursue its interests and values through trade and aid policies? Can European civilian and military capabilities be deployed with greater effectiveness in the world?s conflict zones?

Publications

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2012

01 Feb 12

How well did European foreign policy perform over the last year?

How to stop the demilitarisation of Europe

08 Nov 11

Building sustainable EU military power at a time of defence cuts

The European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2010

30 Mar 11

A survey of 80 European foreign policy components over 6 issues

Towards a post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-US Relations by Nick Witney & Jeremy Shapiro

02 Nov 09

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.

16 Oct 09

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?

Re-wiring the US-EU relationship

20 Jan 09

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.

Re-energising Europe's Security and Defence Policy

29 Jul 08

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

New World Order: The balance of soft power and the rise of herbivorous powers

24 Oct 07

A global public opinion survey shows that there is growing public support for a more multi-polar world, and 35% of world citizens would like to see the EU's influence to grow.

Commentary

Two dangerous myths about a 'Grexit'

Sebastian Dullien, - 17 May 12

Two myths about a Greek exit from the euro have recently gained traction. Both are misguided and both are extremely dangerous. Here are the reasons why.

 

Preparing for President Hollande

Thomas Klau, - 24 Apr 12

The prospect of a victory by François Hollande may be causing nervousness in Berlin and elsewhere, but the socialist candidate in the French presidential elections is a natural compromise-builder, and Europe should have no real reason to fear his victory.

 

France deserves better than this

Thomas Klau, - 20 Apr 12

As France votes in the first round of its presidential elections, the French people have been denied an analytically, politically honest and comprehensive engagement by the politicians with the real issues at hand in France and Europe.

 

BRICS may find common ground, but India must stand up for itself

Parag Khanna, - 29 Mar 12

This week's BRICS summit may be a shop window for the potency of the world's rapidly rising global powers, but on closer inspection there is a startling lack of unity between them.

 

Fog in Moscow

Jana Kobzova , - 22 Mar 12

Vladimir Putin is set to reassume the reins of power in the Kremlin. But what will Russia's foreign policy be, and how should the European Union and its member states react?

 

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Reinvention of Europe

In the Press

Presseurop
22 May 12

ECFR's policy brief on China and Germany is discussed

Le Monde
21 May 12

ECFR's policy brief on China and Germany quoted

The Moscow News
21 May 12

Nick Witney quoted on NATO Chicago Summit and missile shield

Deutsche Welle
20 May 12

"Merkel's so-called opposition to growth has been overemphasized" comments Thomas Klau

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