After six-and-a-half years of war and the biggest NATO operation in history, Afghanistan remains in the throes of insurgency and President Hamid Karzai’s government is perilously weak. The EU needs to get a reality check, and fast
The truth is that the global oil market isn’t falling apart. It continues to be globally integrated and highly liquid, and access to it requires no diplomatic or military capacity
A short overview about the themes and some of the projects the Berlin ECFR office will be working on in 2008
Despite recent problems, Macedonia’s record is still “best in class” and its Euro-Atlantic integration should continue posthaste
A series of recommended texts on Afghanistan
A backgrounder on the problems plaguing Afghanistan’s reconstruction, and on why the war-torn country should matter to Europe
The U.S and Europe are casting about for Afghanistan’s “Anbar moment”. But the warring tribes to be united first are the international ones
Even after a reciprocal endorsement between Putin and Medvedev, a delicate balancing act will be necessary to manage Putin?s succession in the coming months
The new Polish PM wants to bring Poland back to the heart of Europe and make the country a genuine player in European foreign policy. But the task is enormous
Compared to its original formulation, the mandate given to Felipe Gonz?lez to chair an “Independent Reflection Group” amounts to a substantial shift