The power of pragmatism: Nuclear energy, technological innovation, and the green transition
To propel the green transition, the EU needs to combine more self-sufficiency in nuclear energy with a forward-thinking approach to technological innovation
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Iran’s revolution of freedom
Germany should increase its support for Iranian protesters by pushing the EU to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation
Global solidarity or collective suicide: Why we cannot abandon the Paris Agreement’s global warming target
The international climate conferences in 2022 revealed the divisions between countries on climate goals – and the need for global solidarity in climate negotiations
Friends with benefits: How the European Political Community can further European integration
The European Political Community has created an inclusive forum for dialogue among European countries. Now it should focus on providing concrete outcomes, starting in the energy sector
Seats at the table: How Europe can address the international democratic deficit
The US and Japan have responded positively to developing countries’ calls for greater representation. Europe is lagging behind and losing credibility.
Orban’s integrity office: Everything is legal but nothing is democratic
Viktor Orban has had 12 years to learn how to circumvent democratic reforms. The European Commission should bide its time in assessing whether to suspend funding to Hungary.
Giorgia on my mind: The Italian election and European foreign policy
Mark Leonard and his guests discuss the implications of the new government in Rome and its foreign policy agenda, including Russia and China
In Europe’s gift: How to avoid a Ukraine ‘forever war’
The European Union should offer Ukraine preferential access to the single market, and help avoid predictions of a ‘long war’ becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy
The three challenges for the West in the new cold war
Western states will only maintain their unity and resolve if they address major problems related to their external alliances, EU unity, and people power
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Annual Council Meeting 2019
The ECFR Annual Council Meeting is one of the leading conferences on Europe’s foreign policy. This year, the meeting took place at the Calouste Gulbenkian…