The realignment of US climate policy under President Biden must now be used by the German government and the EU to establish a transatlantic climate partnership
ECFR Council Member Annalena Baerbock calls for a climate partnership between the EU and USA
With Iran’s radical factions increasingly emboldened ahead of the presidential election in June, the window of opportunity to revive the nuclear deal appears to be closing fast
So I think it is absurd, in the sense of ‘we have to be resilient and be able to protect our own population,’ that we in Germany are not ready to rely on European actors
ECFR Board Member Franziska Brantner explains the need for more European sovereignty, including in the area of digital 5G infrastucture
Regardless of whether this brinkmanship leads to open conflict in the coming weeks or months, the situation will remain dangerous until Russia gives up its revanchist ambitions
ECFR Board Member Carl Bildt on the buildup of Russian military forces and the question of peace or war in Ukraine
You need stable leaders who bring confidence. (…) He understood straightaway that the issue was vaccinations and the problem was supplies
ECFR Council members Vincenzo Amendola and Lia Quartapelle are quoted in an article on how Mario Draghi is making Italy a power player in Europe
We have to be tough when we have to be tough. We need to look for ways to work with Russia, even if it is extremely difficult at the moment
ECFR Board member Alexander Stubb in an interview on EU-Russia relations
When asked how Europe should react in the event of open conflict between the USA and China, all the European states surveyed responded: Europe should remain neutral
Ivan Krastev refers to ECFR’s latest polling on the transatlantic relationship
Advanced economies should go further and offer the Global South a “solidarity package” encompassing vaccine distribution, debt relief, and climate goals
ECFR Council member Justin Vaïsse on the need to address divisions over vaccine availability for developing countries that could imperil the COP26 climate negotiations
The EU not only survived this volatile decade, but did so by deepening its integration – a fact that is often overlooked
ECFR Board member Javier Solana explains how the EU can emerge stronger from the Covid-19 crisis
There is a need to put cooperation on a broader basis than refugees and to address the other parts of the agreement
ECFR Council member Sinan Ülgen on how the EU-Turkey agreement can be revised