When it comes to trade, the US isn’t “back” at all. And China is wasting no time in taking advantage of this situation to raise its trading profile even further.
Media mentions – ECFR Council
Disagreements among democratic countries will not vanish overnight, nor will the West recover its former global standing any time soon
Resilience has become a new keyword in Eastern Partnership and other EU policies in recent years that points to the ability to weather crises, including coping in a constant conflict situation
ECFR Council member Kristi Raik comments on the EU’s Eastern Partnership and Russia in an interview
The EU must face reality and show China limits, the transgression of which entails costs. Playing coy and sacrificing its own values for short-term economic gain is only an illusory option.
ECFR Council member Reinhard Bütikofer (MEP) and his colleague Olaf in der Beek (Member of the Bundestag) put forward nine theses on how to deal with China
These occupied territories are a thorn in the side of anyone who wants to restore multilateralism, democratic demands and respect for human rights in the face of despots
ECFR Council member Lluís Bassets on what the conflicts in Gaza and Western Sahara have in common
A more constructive, albeit difficult, approach would be to acknowledge that both sides are right in important respects
Corruption erodes democracy, dictatorships and autocracies know how to use this to their advantage. The transatlantic partners can and must oppose this together.
ECFR Council member Wolfgang Ischinger calls for a transatlantic alliance to combat corruption and kleptocracy
Anticipating crises, isolating areas of friction, competing peacefully, and cooperating in areas of mutual interest is the recipe for a safer, more prosperous, and sustainable twenty-first century
Next Generation EU is many things, but it is not a stimulus package. (…) What the European economy needs in 2021 and 2022 is an immediate boost to speed up recovery from the shock of the pandemic.
To succeed in building a democratic coalition against the authoritarians, the United States will need to jettison its monopoly on defining who counts as “democratic.”