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Iran’s revolution of freedom

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Setting the course: Japan’s new security strategy

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From aid to inclusion: A better way to help Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan

  • Kelly Petillo
  • Policy Brief

Europeans should adopt a new approach to supporting Syrian refugees – one that would also benefit host communities in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan

Send in the Leopards: Why Western allies should deliver tanks to Ukraine

  • Margaryta Khvostova, Dmytro Kryvosheiev
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  • 3 minute read

After several countries committed to delivering heavy weapons to Ukraine, all eyes are on Germany and the US, and whether they will agree to send Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

Strategy, capabilities, technology: A manifesto for new European defence

  • Camille Grand
  • Commentary
  • 5 minute read

To develop a new approach to defence, European states need to bury their longstanding disputes and learn from Ukrainians’ experiences on the battlefield

Survive and thrive: A European plan to support Ukraine in the long war against Russia

  • Piotr Buras, Marie Dumoulin, Gustav Gressel, Jeremy Shapiro
  • Policy Brief

To signal their commitment to Ukraine, Europeans should agree a ‘long-war plan’ of assistance against Russian aggression. This would include a ‘security compact,’ security assurances, and economic and energy support.

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Iran’s revolution of freedom

  • Norbert Röttgen
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

Germany should increase its support for Iranian protesters by pushing the EU to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation

Setting the course: Japan’s new security strategy

  • Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

Japan’s new security strategy sends a powerful signal to current and future allies – and to possible adversaries

Russia under pressure: How Europe and the US are upping the ante in Africa

  • Theodore Murphy
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

European and US support for African representation on the UNSC exposes the emptiness of Russia’s rhetoric on Africa and the global order. European leaders should take every opportunity to advance the issue of a permanent African seat or seats

A prison of the mind: Lukashenka’s pursuit of exiled Belarusians

  • Pavel Slunkin
  • Commentary
  • 5 minute read

The EU should invest more to support Belarus’s community of émigrés – through whom a different future for the country is possible

Coming of age: How young diplomats see the future of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative

  • Pavel Slunkin, Gabrielė Valodskaitė
  • Commentary
  • 5 minute read

The EU should reform its Eastern Partnership initiative to better address the different needs and priorities of the partner countries

How to kill four birds with one stone: The West’s foreign policy challenge in Serbia

  • Majda Ruge
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  • 4 minute read

EU and US policymakers have it within their gift to change the dynamic in their relations with Serbia. Taking on Western Balkans kleptocracy lies at its heart.

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Тhe French proposal includes all of the Bulgarian objectives, which is why over 170 political representatives from all political groups supported this proposal
Vessela Tcherneva
Novanews 4 February 2023

Vessela Tcherneva comments on France’s EU proposal for North Macedonia

Bulgaria, as well as all other countries applying for EU membership, had to meet the so-called Copenhagen criteria , which include the rule of law of democracy, market economy, and freedom of speech
Vessela Tcherneva
Capital Bulgaria 4 February 2023

Vessela Тcherneva on the EU accession criteria that Bulgaria has not yet met

One of the key objectives of the IRA is to exclude Chinese suppliers from clean energy supply chain
Tobias Gehrke
France 24 4 February 2023

Tobias Gehrke believes that the IRA’s priority was reducing US dependence on Chinese imports

The Italians recognise there won’t be elections for a while and want to work with Dbeibah in the meantime, while also betting on the NOC, a guarantor of stability alongside Libya’s central bank
Arturo Varvelli
The Times 3 February 2023

Arturo Varvelli’s comment on the Italian strategy towards Libya

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Back to barracks: Building democracy after the military coup in Sudan

  • Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
  • Policy Brief

Sudan needs a viable political pathway to end the military coup of 2021. European states should support pro-democracy actors while encouraging a comprehensive peace process


Principles for global order: How Europeans and the global south can shape the international order together

  • Theodore Murphy
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

Seats at the table: How Europe can address the international democratic deficit

  • David McNair
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

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

  • Frédéric Grare
  • Policy Brief

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.


From 5G hardware to apps and data: How Huawei has adapted to survive

  • Vladimir Shopov
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

Still a sceptic: How Italy’s new government could influence the EU’s approach to China

  • Francesca Ghiretti
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

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EU Energy Deals Tracker

  • Susi Dennison, Gosia Piaskowska, Pawel Zerka
  • Special

The energy deals the EU and its member states are now making with third countries will shape Europeans’ ability to protect their energy security in the long term. The EU Energy Deals Tracker provides a comprehensive overview of these agreements, including their implications for the sustainable transition.


Caught in the crossfire: Why EU states should discuss strategic export controls

  • Tobias Gehrke, Julian Ringhof
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  • 5 minute read

Russia-proofing Europe

  • Mark Leonard
  • Commentary
  • 3 minute read

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Sunny side up: Maximising the European Green Deal’s potential for North Africa and Europe

  • Laura El-Katiri
  • Policy Brief

North African states hold great potential to partner in Europe’s longer-term energy transition – if the EU takes the right steps in the coming years


Three ways European governments can support Iranian protesters

  • Julien Barnes-Dacey
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

Global pitch: The World Cup, Gulf Arab states, and the Middle East’s losing sides

  • Julien Barnes-Dacey
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

More on Wider Europe

Broken Dream: The oligarch, Russia, and Georgia’s drift from Europe

  • Régis Genté
  • Policy Brief

Georgian government actions are hindering the country’s journey to the EU, yet the Georgian people are strongly pro-European. The EU should more tightly condition the support it provides


The risk of ‘refugee fatigue’: Three ways European leaders can support Ukrainians fleeing the war

  • Joanna Hosa, Gabrielė Valodskaitė
  • Commentary
  • 4 minute read

Russia-proofing Europe

  • Mark Leonard
  • Commentary
  • 3 minute read

Views from the Council

Global solidarity or collective suicide: Why we cannot abandon the Paris Agreement’s global warming target

  • Edwin Bendyk
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

The international climate conferences in 2022 revealed the divisions between countries on climate goals – and the need for global solidarity in climate negotiations


Friends with benefits: How the European Political Community can further European integration

  • Milica Delevic
  • View from the Council
  • 4 minute read

Seats at the table: How Europe can address the international democratic deficit

  • David McNair
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