The Truss premiership: Winter is coming
The new British prime minister is on a collision course with reality – and leaders across Europe may not even bank on her remaining in Downing Street for long
Britain in Europe
Truss versus Sunak: The foreign policy of Britain’s next prime minister
The early debates between candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak lack any recognition of how Britain’s biggest foreign policy challenges relate to one another
Tory de force: Johnson’s eviction and the future of Brexit
The Johnson era is ending as it began – in farce. Brexit will not be reversed, but there is now a realistic chance that Britain will begin to repair its relationship with the EU.
The Northern Ireland crisis: Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit bait
A prime minister looking for escape from the latest political hole he is in has spotted one way out – stoking tensions with the EU at Northern Ireland’s expense
Never-ending divorce: The role of UK-EU security cooperation after Brexit
The EU and the UK should begin to revitalise their relationship in policy areas that have avoided heated political debates: defence and security
Beyond Global Britain: A realistic foreign policy for the UK
The UK government’s vision for Global Britain does not reflect today’s geostrategic realities. Yet the UK can forge an effective foreign policy if it focuses on British strengths, avoids military adventures in distant lands, and finds balanced, effective working relationships with the EU and the US.
After COP26: How the EU and UK can lead efforts to keep 1.5C alive
The EU and UK should strengthen their climate commitments to unlock enhanced global climate action ahead of COP27
AUKUS: After the sugar rush
The initial high of announcing AUKUS has faded for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has returned from the United States to face a less congenial domestic agenda
Home alone: The UK’s foreign policy after Brexit
The UK appears to have gone full circle in its approach to the rest of the world – and to have found no answers along the way
Between war and order: What has shaped Europe’s geopolitics?
What are different models for thinking about global order? How do ideas about war shape what statesmen and -women do?
Publications
Beyond Global Britain: A realistic foreign policy for the UK
The UK government’s vision for Global Britain does not reflect today’s geostrategic realities. Yet the UK can forge an effective foreign policy if it focuses on British strengths, avoids military adventures in distant lands, and finds balanced, effective working relationships with the EU and the US.
The Brexit parenthesis: Three ways the pandemic is changing UK politics
The shock of covid-19 in Britain may end the culture-wars politics set off by the Brexit referendum
Separation anxiety: European influence at the UN after Brexit
Brexit has the potential to upset European coordination on development and human rights across the UN system
Keeping Europe safe after Brexit
The context Now is not the moment for either the European Union or the United Kingdom to risk allowing the political tensions around Brexit to…
The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration and people power
A political tsunami is on the horizon driven by more referenda – meet the insurgent parties calling for them
Brits abroad: How Brexit could hurt expats
A British exit from the EU could jeopardise the jobs, homes, and healthcare of the 1.2 million Brits living in Europe, according to new research from ECFR.
Brexit to nowhere: The foreign policy consequences of “Out”
British exit from the EU would have serious foreign policy consequences – both for Britain and for the rest of Europe
The British problem and what it means for Europe
With the prospect of a referendum before 2017, a British Exit from the EU led by a Europhobic elite is a real possibility – with disasterous consequences
Articles
The Truss premiership: Winter is coming
The new British prime minister is on a collision course with reality – and leaders across Europe may not even bank on her remaining in Downing Street for long
Truss versus Sunak: The foreign policy of Britain’s next prime minister
The early debates between candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak lack any recognition of how Britain’s biggest foreign policy challenges relate to one another
Tory de force: Johnson’s eviction and the future of Brexit
The Johnson era is ending as it began – in farce. Brexit will not be reversed, but there is now a realistic chance that Britain will begin to repair its relationship with the EU.
The Northern Ireland crisis: Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit bait
A prime minister looking for escape from the latest political hole he is in has spotted one way out – stoking tensions with the EU at Northern Ireland’s expense
Never-ending divorce: The role of UK-EU security cooperation after Brexit
The EU and the UK should begin to revitalise their relationship in policy areas that have avoided heated political debates: defence and security
After COP26: How the EU and UK can lead efforts to keep 1.5C alive
The EU and UK should strengthen their climate commitments to unlock enhanced global climate action ahead of COP27
AUKUS: After the sugar rush
The initial high of announcing AUKUS has faded for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has returned from the United States to face a less congenial domestic agenda
Home alone: The UK’s foreign policy after Brexit
The UK appears to have gone full circle in its approach to the rest of the world – and to have found no answers along the way
Britain’s global pipe dream
The UK’s Integrated Review clings to old illusions and ignores today’s situation on the ground. Britain should accept the realities of geography and rebuild cooperation with its closest partners.
The long year: Top foreign policy trends for 2021
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
Specials
Britain in Europe Renegotiation Scorecard
The scorecard assesses the support that components of the reform agenda enjoy in Europe’s capitals.
Podcasts
Between war and order: What has shaped Europe’s geopolitics?
What are different models for thinking about global order? How do ideas about war shape what statesmen and -women do?
In search of Global Britain
The Integrated Review lays out a vision for the UK’s role in the world – how does look like & how does the EU fit into the picture?
Events
27 Apr
After Erdogan’s win and Brexit: What are the Prospects for a UK-Turkey Partnership with the EU?
Can a more collusive Turkey-UK relationship benefit the two governments and improve their negotiating positions?
14 Dec
Aksamitny rozwód czy twarde lądowanie? Europa i stosunki polsko-brytyjskie wobec Brexitu
Debata nt. skutków Brexitu
14 Dec
Velvet divorce or a hard landing? Europe and Polish-British relations in the light of Brexit
Debate on the consequences of Brexit
8 Dec
BREXIT – the British and Bulgarian Business Perspective – Part I
We are pleased to announce the first of the Brexit series of events organised by the British Bulgarian Business Association and ECFR Sofia. Date: 8…
4 Oct
La politique étrangère à l’heure de la montée des populismes
Avec la participation de Sylvie KAUFFMANN, directrice éditoriale, Le Monde, Dominique REYNIE, directeur, Fondapol, Jeremy SHAPIRO, directeur des études, ECFR, Manuel LAFONT RAPNOUIL, directeur, ECFR Paris
13 Sep
The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration and people power
Discussion on the findings of the ECFR publication ‘The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration and people power’
12 Sep
Scotland’s future in Europe
Ruth Davidson, leader of the opposition in the Scottish Parliament, spelt out her alternative plan for Scotland in the wake of the Brexit vote
15 Jul
Nativism in Europe: Survey Results from across Europe
Click on the button to load the content from www.mixcloud.com. Load content On 11 July, the Washington-based Pew Research Center released…
24 Jun
EU referendum: The Day After
ECFR will give first-hand reactions from key capitals on the result of the referendum
20 Jun
Медиен брифинг с директора на ЕСВП Марк Ленърд
Марк Ленърд ЕСВП говори за ситуацията във Великобритания и предстоящият референдум.
In the media
The discussion on migration has been ‘amplified by Russian and other troll factories for years.’
Mats Engström comments on Sweden’s vulnerability to foreign disinformation during the election campaign
[Liz Truss] worldview is “shaped by ( ex-US President) Reagan, where Britain stands with America against Russia and China, without the help of the ‘coward’ Europeans
I imagine there will be a lot of continuity in the current stance of supporting Ukraine with military equipment and adopting a hawkish tone on the prospect of any negotiations
Mark Leonard comments on how Liz Truss could change Britain’s stance on the war in Ukraine if she becomes PM
They insist on co-ordination […] and it is true, there has been a lot of co-ordination efforts, and more or less unity holds, but underneath there are a lot of potential risks
The crisis in Ukraine might reopen splits that emerged during the Iraq war between a “Carolingian west” centred on Paris and Berlin and an “Anglo-American camp”, Jana Puglierin notes
A “preoccupation with the second world war,” exemplified by when the UK stood alone in 1940, underpinned the Brexit campaign
“Beyond Global Britain: A Realistic Foreign Policy for the UK” by Jeremy Shapiro and Nick Whitney was quoted in an article by SLDnews