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Putin’s grain gamble: A European response to Russia’s latest ploy

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Own goal: How Russia’s gas war has backfired

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Power couple: How Europe and Algeria can move beyond energy cooperation

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Europe and Algeria need each other. Their range of overlapping interests creates the opportunity to build a broad and mutually beneficial partnership

Shapes of Multilateralisms Collection

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This collection of nine insightful essays illuminates the strategies employed to advance European interests and values within this evolving global polity of overlapping cooperative frameworks

China and Ukraine: The Chinese debate about Russia’s war and its meaning for the world

  • Alicja Bachulska, Mark Leonard
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Chinese thinkers are drawing four key lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine, informing their views on: America, Russia, Taiwan, and economic interdependence with the West

Democratic defence: How Italy can lead the fight against Russian disinformation

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Italy’s politics and social media remain vulnerable to Russian influence. But opportunities exist to strengthen itself for the future.

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For seven decades, European integration has been driven by the quest for peace. The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point.

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Putin’s grain gamble: A European response to Russia’s latest ploy

  • Lauriane Devoize
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Russia is weaponising food insecurity for geopolitical gain. Europeans should focus their response on supporting the needs of African countries

Own goal: How Russia’s gas war has backfired

  • Szymon Kardaś
  • Commentary
  • 5 minute read

When Russia drastically reduced gas supplies to Europe in 2022, European countries scrambled to find new suppliers. Paradoxically, the biggest victim of the Kremlin’s gas war seems to be Russia itself

The costs of escalation: How political leaders can build more public support for Taiwan

  • Alexander Lipke, Manisha Reuter
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Voters in Europe and the G7 still lack a clear idea of what Chinese action against Taiwan could mean for their own lives. Political leaders should start to remedy this.

Spirit of ambition: The Ukraine war and European defence integration

  • Nick Witney
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Europeans should look to the success of the automotive sector for inspiration on uniting their defence efforts across the whole continent

Quran desecration: How Europeans can ease tensions with Muslim-majority nations

  • Ellie Geranmayeh, Hamzeh Hadad
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Quran desecration in Sweden and Denmark has drawn the ire of Muslim-majority countries. European governments should act now to prevent an escalation of tensions

A golden opportunity: How Iraq can benefit from regional calm

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Following the recent thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iraq is strengthening its ties with GCC states. European countries should support this development, which could help Iraq address its domestic challenges

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In the case of a renewal, Morocco wants to negotiate terms with the EU to reach a more advanced partnership with a clear-added value for Rabat
Lorena Stella Martini
Al Monitor 29 July 2023

Lorena Stella Martini comments on the future of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement

It’s not very much about Africa, it’s using Africa to increase Russia’s position on the global stage. There’s probably a couple of different objectives they have, but very low down on the list for Ru
Theodore Murphy
Politico 28 July 2023

Theodore Murphy comments on the Russia-Africa summit

It’s not very much about Africa, it’s using Africa to increase Russia’s position on the global stage. There’s probably a couple of different objectives they have, but very low down on the list
Theodore Murphy
Politico 27 July 2023

Theodore Murphy comments on the Russia-Africa summit

If we are to stay below 1.5 degrees in temperature rise, China, India and the United States must reduce their emissions much more than they do today. 
DR 27 July 2023

Dan Jørgensen advocates for more climate action from larger countries

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Tricks of the trade: Strengthening EU-African cooperation on trade in services

  • Iza Lejarraga
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Services play an increasingly important role in international trade. Improving EU-African trade in services would have wide-ranging benefits for both sides


Warmer welcome: Ways to engage with African solutions to the Russia-Ukraine war

  • Alex Veit
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  • 2 minute read

From rule-taker to rule-maker: Africa in the changing world order

  • Adebayo Olukoshi
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A question of balance: India and Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Frédéric Grare
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Europeans have found India’s position on the Ukraine war frustrating. But, although it is dependent on Russia for its arms, and has huge worries about China, India is actually moving inexorably closer to the West.


China Is Ready for a World of Disorder

  • Mark Leonard
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The new central front: Japan’s special role in the West’s strategic rivalry with China

  • Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp
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Keeping America close, Russia down, and China far away: How Europeans navigate a competitive world

  • Jana Puglierin, Pawel Zerka
  • Policy Brief

European citizens are adapting slowly to the new geopolitical landscape. But leaders have an opportunity to build public consensus on Europe’s approach to China, the US, and Russia


Multilateral changes: Turn and face the strange

  • Jana Puglierin
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  • 6 minute read

In Ukraine I saw a brave but ravaged land in limbo. It needs a future – it needs NATO

  • Timothy Garton Ash
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

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Renewable relations: A strategic approach to European energy cooperation with the Gulf states

  • Cinzia Bianco
  • Policy Brief

Europeans should view COP28 as a catalyst to upgrade their energy relations with the Gulf states to long-term cooperation on the green transition and decarbonisation


After Jenin: A European response to West Bank escalation

  • Hugh Lovatt
  • Policy Alert
  • 2 minute read

The Post-American Middle East

  • Mark Leonard
  • Commentary
  • 3 minute read

More on Wider Europe

Feeling the chill: Navigating Arctic governance amid Russia’s war on Ukraine

  • Joanna Hosa
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As Russia’s war on Ukraine highlights the Arctic’s geostrategic importance and disrupts its governance formats, European governments need to prioritise cooperation with each other and with the region’s indigenous peoples


In Ukraine I saw a brave but ravaged land in limbo. It needs a future – it needs NATO

  • Timothy Garton Ash
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

Deterrence starts in the Balkans: How NATO allies can prevent military escalation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Majda Ruge
  • Policy Alert
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Views from the Council

In Ukraine I saw a brave but ravaged land in limbo. It needs a future – it needs NATO

  • Timothy Garton Ash
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

Joe Biden must be bold at this week’s summit, and help to give Kyiv the security that would allow it to rebuild


Seven years on, the UK and EU are still drifting apart. The public wants a change

  • Timothy Garton Ash
  • View from the Council
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Will the 22ers become a new political generation?

  • Timothy Garton Ash
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