Protecting Europe from economic coercion: Strategy after the 2020 US election
Europe needs to enhance its toolbox for protection against economic coercion, carefully balancing its strategy in five areas
China
Responding to the China challenge: The state of play on investment screening in Europe
The EU has taken a major step forward in protecting its interests from harmful foreign investments and takeovers. Follow ECFR’s new tracker to keep up to date with this important geopolitical challenge
China goes granular: Beijing’s multi-level approach to the Western Balkans
China’s granular engagement with the Western Balkans is inconspicuous, has the capacity to exploit differences between national policies, and can harness local entrepreneurship to develop ties with the country
Western democracies united
With Joe Biden moving into the White House, the United States and Europe should strive for a common China policy
With no landslide win for Biden, Beijing benefits
No matter who wins the US election this week, the narrow margin will focus US attention at home, giving China geopolitical room for manoeuvre
How China could push Europe and India closer together
India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies
China, Europe, and covid-19 headwinds
China’s attempts to divide Europeans during the crisis, along with its fierce and openly hostile rhetoric targeting the capacity of Western democracy to effectively respond to the health emergency, have served as a wake-up call
How the US could ramp up its economic war on China
There are at least 11 different ways the United States could use economic weapons to harm China in the coming years
China: Lessons for Europe from the Cold War
Liberal democracies must learn the lessons of the past by thinking long-term, applying a strong moral code – and avoiding hubris
Five mounting challenges for China in the Western Balkans
China has not embedded itself in the Western Balkans as much as it might have done – and may even be looking back on the 2010s as a wasted decade