The death of NATO
Now in its 60th year, NATO no longer provides a healthy basis for the trans-Atlantic security relationship
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Europe must act as one on the world stage
Instead of talking in the abstract about a single EU voice, Europeans should forge pragmatic arrangements to simplify and make more effective their external representation
Commander Obama
Undoing Bush’s foreign policy legacy will be a huge challenge for Obama. But what can Europe do to help?
On The Periphery Of The New World Order
When Barack Obama enters the White House as president in January 2009, what will change for the Balkans?
Destination Washington
The G-20 Summit this week-end in Washington offers a good opportunity to reflect on what Europe wants to achieve, both internally and externally
Czechs raise the stakes on Lisbon
All being well with Europe, the Treaty of Lisbon would now have been ready to come into force on 1 January. But all is not well.
The global financial crisis: opportunities for change
The world’s severe economic downturn must be addressed alongside and not to the exclusion of other problems, says ECFR Council Member Andre Wilkens
What now?
Once he enters office, President Obama will bring a profound challenge to the comfortable introversion of many EU governments
Enhancing the EU’s role in Afghanistan
A new US president will want to see a significant enhancement of the European effort in Afghanistan. The issue is likely to be viewed in Washington as a litmus test of whether Europeans should be taken seriously as strategic partners.
Russia’s push into wider Europe
With a new US president, what are the prospects for a more united trans-Atlantic position on how to deal with a resurgent Russia and the ?neighbourhood? states in between?