Two cheers for Gordon Brown’s speech
Gordon Brown has laid out his foreign policy vision, including on Europe. But he missed two key elements: a strong, positive case for enlargement and arguments for the Lisbon Treaty
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German Foreign Minister addresses official launch event
In front of a 600-person audience, leading ECFR council members conducted a lively discussion on the future of a common EU foreign policy. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier gave a keynote address
German Foreign Minister addresses ECFR launch
In his keynote address to ECFR’s Berlin launch conference, Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for a stronger and more united European Union foreign policy
A ?Power Audit? of EU 27-Russia relations
Despite its economic strength and military might, the EU has begun to behave as if it were subordinate to an increasingly assertive Russia. Read ECFR's “Power Audit” of EU-Russia relations
Guardian: Russia as the new Donald Rumsfeld
Russia has emerged as the most divisive issue in the European Union since Donald Rumsfeld split the European club into ?new’ and ?old’ member states. Read an opinion piece published through Project Syndicate
Rebuilding a house divided
The EU is more divided on foreign policy now than during the Iraq War. But a house divided against itself cannot stand
Facing disaster in Iran, Europe must finally make the hard choices
The EU waffles while Washington and Tehran move towards war. Yet Europe has a big stick if it is willing to use it
US and Iran: It’s good to talk
The U.S and Iran are on a collision course. But both countries’ policies are based on misperceptions of each other?s strength
Demasiado poco y demasiado tarde
Europa ha hecho demasiado poco y demasiado tarde en Afganist?n
The rise of ?herbivorous powers??
A global public opinion survey shows that there is growing public support for a more multi-polar world, and 35% of world citizens would like to see the EU’s influence to grow