Harsh realities in Minsk
The situation in Ukraine has echoes of the end of the Bosnian War, as Kyiv faces the dilemma of whether or not to accept a quasi-independent Donbas in the east
Archive: Feb 2015
13 Feb
Cale Salih en Madrid: los kurdos en la lucha contra el EI
Cale Salih trata el papel de los kurdos en la lucha contra el EI en un desayuno diplomático.
Mark Leonard’s interview with Professor Joseph Nye
Professor Joseph Nye, political scientist and former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, talks to ECFR Director Mark…
To Brexit or not to Brexit
A recent ECFR Black Coffee Morning event brought together three authors of reports on the possibility of “Brexit”
Scorecard 2015: The Dutch remain pragmatic in an emotional year
The Netherlands got things done in 2014, but remained careful to protect their economy and relations with powerful allies
Anger brews among youth in Turkey’s Cizre
A youth group linked to the PKK is gaining considerable power in the town
12 Feb
La réalité du pivot américain vers l’Asie.
Robert Dujarric, Jonathan Fenby et François Godement discuteront de l'approche américaine en Asie
Scorecard 2015: Spain’s two foreign policy tracks
Despite renewed leadership in some areas, Spain failed to engage fully on some of the defining foreign policy issues of 2014
The New Minsk Ceasefire: Avoiding Putin’s trap
Putin wants to pull the West into armed conflict, and it is right to avoid it
France blazes a lonely trail
France did not seem inclined to build coalitions on foreign policy in 2014, preferring to go it alone – which made it less effective as a foreign policy leader