Germany’s first ever national security strategy contained few big surprises – but the country’s NATO partners can still draw three key lessons from the document
NATO should offer an invitation to Ukraine to join to create the conditions for a lasting peace
NATO’s Vilnius summit has four main deliverables. The results will serve as a stress test for the alliance’s unity
A form of membership offer to Ukraine at NATO’s Vilnius summit will acquire an inexorable momentum of its own
The EU needs understand the root causes of the risks to its economic security – especially the race for techno-industrial leadership between China and the US
The global nuclear order has so far proven resilient in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. European engagement through the EU and NATO can help shore up this uneasy equilibrium
What are the political dynamics surrounding the Russian military? Exploring potential scenarios for Russia’s civil-military development and implications for NATO and Europe
What do Europeans think about Russia, China, and the war in Ukraine? Join a panel of policymakers and expert observers to analyse ECFR’s latest public opinion…
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
Putin may be bluffing about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. But if he follows through, the chance of a democratic transition for Belarus could all but vanish