This diplomatic bombshell has crudely exposed the unwritten rules of great-power competition, in which France cannot be a player unless it carries the weight of the European Union behind it
Media mentions – ECFR Council
A conservative in the German finance ministry is a systemic risk for Europe
Political leaders must accept reality and start mapping out realistic interim steps that could improve conditions in the region without abandoning the final goal
The US must once again play a leading role in the circle of democracies, no longer as a hegemon but as first among equals
ECFR Council member Timothy Garton Ash comments on US leadership after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
The assessment and operational errors made by the United States raise a series of fundamental questions about its role in the world
Europe says it wants to be a trusted partner for Africa. But warm words ring hollow if the medical supplies funded by Europe result in discrimination and exclusion
ECFR Council member Gunilla Carlsson comments on the EU’s digital travel certificate not recognizing Covishield and other WHO-approved vaccines, which leads to a two-tier vaccine system and damages Europe’s credibility across the developing world
Many nations with an imperial vocation always want to be part of something bigger, the nation-state is too small for them, like the Portuguese, the French or the Spanish
This new beginning in the transatlantic relationship is based on a German-American axis. The American President, Joe Biden, played the Merkel card
Russia overestimates its ability to integrate many countries in a multinational alliance. This Russian strategy forces countries to make a choice
ECFR Council member Radosław Sikorski reacts to the recently published commentary by Russian President Putin and urges to keep the historical truth in mind
Brexit will keep officials in Brussels and other EU capitals on their toes for years to come. The EU’s mission to uphold the rules-based world and keep chaos out is getting harder by the day
ECFR Council member Caroline de Gruyter comments on the “sausage war” between the EU and the UK, a confrontation over whether international politics is a matter of law or chaos.