Pedantry in motion: European intervention hits the language barrier
German politicians struggle to endorse Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a “European Intervention Initiative” not least because the term intervention sounds misleading in German
Commentary
Libya elections 2018: the missing ingredient
Hurrying Libyans to an early vote could prove counter-productive unless European powers unify and take action on problems now
How to Save Europe
Keynote speech at ECFR's Annual Council Meeting in Paris 29 May. 2018. Check against delivery.
Birds of different feathers: why the North Korea and Iran problems require distinct solutions
Europe’s most useful role is to push for steady American policies. It is also to convince Iran that a compromise on missiles is in its own interest
The ECFR Power Audits
The four power audits show that Europeans, particularly when working together, retain the capacity to cooperate and compete effectively with all these powers. But they also show that, in each case, Europe is failing to do so.
Ukrainian elections: Poroshenko and proliferating populists
Four years after Euromaidan, the overall picture is bleak. Former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has established a lead in the polls – but she has done so by profiting from social and economic problems rather than addressing past faults
Macron and the European Intervention Initiative: Erasmus for soldiers?
The cultivation of a shared strategic European defence culture must encompass the possibility – the likelihood, in fact – of autonomous European action
The End of the Concept of ‘the West’?
The West is more and more divided and global strategic interests are diverging. The impact of the US President on views and transatlantic trust is significant.
Lethal weapon: Has Trump mis-stepped on Ukraine?
Sending anti-tank guided weapons to Ukraine is the right decision. But the Trump administration has gone about it the wrong way
Jerusalem protests: violence in the vacuum
There is still the chance, just, to limit further instability and bloodshed in Israel-Palestine