The European Council on Foreign Relations

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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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Turkey Eurozone crisis

Institutions, Money and Power

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

South Sudan & Palestine could heat up the UN's summer

Richard Gowan, - 25 May 11

The reputation of the UN and Ban Ki-moon may hinge upon the outcome in two of the world's trouble spots - South Sudan and Palestine. South Sudan in particular remains a crucial test of the institution's ability to handle weak states.

 

Lay off the Lady

Daniel Korski, - 23 May 11

Since her apppointment 18 months ago, Catherine Ashton has been a useful scapegoat for European leaders and officials keen to point the finger of blame for the EU's foreign policy failures. Some of those people should take a more critical look at themselves.

 

The EU in the doldrums: we need to hit the right nails

François Godement, - 19 May 11

In a response to José Ignacio Torreblanca's recent article, 'Five reasons why Europe is cracking', Francois Godement argues that Europeans do have a chance to tackle the current malaise, but only if they search hard and identify the real causes of the continent's woes.

 

The Scramble for Europe

Richard Gowan, - 18 Apr 11

The European Union’s introspection in world affairs, and its shrinking ability to influence the outside world, does not mean that the outside world will leave it alone. Rising powers might soon be racing to invest in Europe, and shape its politics to suit their needs.

 

Ban Ki-moon's lessons for Catherine Ashton

Richard Gowan, - 11 Apr 11

The UN's secretary-general and the EU's foreign policy chief have similar predecessors, styles and priorities – and a common need to find a voice.

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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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