ECFR’s World in 30 minutes: Top Trends for 2014 – part 2
Mark Leonard talks to Francois Godement and Jose Ignacio Torreblanca about the big trends that will shape international politics and Europe in 2014. How…
Asia
China Analysis: Law and power in Xi’s China
Formal rules and arbitrary power
Asia: Taking the EU seriously?
All indications are that the European Union is still having a hard time with East Asia. Despite a series of high-profile summits with China, Japan and Korea the EU is struggling to find a common approach
Why Europe needs a new global strategy
Towards a new EU foreign policy
Luuk van Middelar on global strategy
In the third of three podcasts examining European global strategy ahead of an ECFR paper on the subject, we hear from Luuk van Middelar. …
Anthony Giddens on Europe’s global strategy
Anthony Giddens responds to a presentation by Susi Dennison on European global strategy, ahead of an ECFR paper that will examine Europe's place in…
Divided Asia: The implications for Europe
Why Europe needs a new Asia strategy
Susi Dennison on global strategy
Ahead of a paper that ECFR will publish shortly on global strategy, Susi Dennison introduces the paper's headline arguments about Europe's place in a…
The World in 30 minutes – Iran negotiations, Vilnius summit and China Plenum
Mark Leonard talks to François Godement and Andrew Wilson about Iran and French foreign policy, the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, and the…
China’s Third Plenum: great expectations
The resolution from the Third Plenum puts the party above all, clearly separating politics from economics. While there is still hope for change, there is overabundant evidence that Mr. Xi’s dream for China does not include the major reform that many hope for