The crisis in Pakistan, a nuclear power, could quickly take on global relevance: external actors such as China, the US or Saudi Arabia would pick their favourite political players
Bruno Maçães interviews Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan
The crisis in Pakistan, a nuclear power, could quickly take on global relevance: external actors such as China, the US or Saudi Arabia would pick their favourite political players
Bruno Maçães interviews Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan
Financial sanctions are key in enforcing restrictions on Russian energy exports
Dr. Guntram Wolff and colleagues discuss how tougher financial sanctions on Russia can be used to tighten the price cap regime and reduce Russia’s revenue further
The BRICS are trying to build a new world order “brick by brick”, and their cause is gaining influence among other countries also unhappy with the current order
Ana Palacio discusses the possible re-emergence of BRICS due to collective dissatisfaction and mistrust of Western norms and values
Both Europe and the Czech Republic are trying to strengthen their self-sufficiency in chip production
Martin Ehl discusses the future of electric cars and American company, Onsemi’s, large investments in the Czech Republic
I suspect the EU will open a different track for membership, with more gradual admission
If the West expects “southern” countries to recognise this European war [the war in Ukraine] as a global problem, they must also be allowed a say in the solution
Hannes Swoboda analyses the results of ECFR’s recent opinion poll in Der Standard
A poll by ECFR showed that in Europe, the war is increasingly seen not as an attack on a neighboring country but as an assault on an entire continent
Caroline de Gruyter refers to ECFR’s Unlock poll in her article “Ukraine’s War Has Finally Made Europe a Home”
If things go well, the EPC will start promoting further practical initiatives on energy and infrastructure. This might be a way of integrating EU candidate states into some EU activities.
Milica Delević is quoted in the Financial Times on the future of the European Political Community
In the Sahel countries, besides social and economic problems, there also are the interests of international actors, who are using disinformation as a tool, especially against the EU
Emanuela Del Re, EU Special Representative for the Sahel and ECFR Council Member, analyzes developments in the Sahel, and the EU’s strategy towards the region
To foster peace in Europe, it is best to increase economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine so that one day it can negotiate from a position of strength
Timothy Garton Ash’s op-ed on the scenarios for peace in Ukraine