ECFR Council

The future global order

In the first episode of this series, Carl Bildt explains that with the dramatic increase in the importance of the cyber world, Europe must create the right environment in which an open, dynamic and global internet can flourish. It is a vital European interest and one that we are neglecting.

The Libyan context of the migration crisis

Merely attacking smugglers’ boats will not help; instead, the EU must address the civil war that lies behind the traffickers’ actions

Russia, EU and Eastern Partnership

What happens to Ukraine now will play a possibly decisive role in the future of the continent itself

Migration and the Mediterranean

The EU's latest moves on migration still do not make clear that it is ready for the fundamental decisions that are necessary

Transforming the global system

In the new polycentric world, global institutions must be reformed so that regional powers have a say in the system

Scorecard 2015: Sweden’s hollow victory?

Sweden's second-place ranking in the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 may say more about European weakness than about Swedish success