Foreign policy after covid: A checklist for a new world
Both national and European identity will be essential to forging foreign policy after the crisis – and to taking on competing claims from sovereigntists
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The crisis of a lifetime
Only one thing is certain about the post-pandemic world: there is no way back to the globalised economy that preceded it. Everything else is up for grabs, including the rise of China, the fate of the United States, and the survival of the European Union
Poland’s presidential election: Political chaos and divides on Europe
Polish voters are strongly divided on European issues. An unfair election could intensify these disagreements, threatening to turn Poland into an increasingly problematic partner for other EU member states
Poland’s presidential election: Three battles for the future of Europe
By holding an election that violates fundamental democratic norms, Poland will slip further into the illiberal abyss
The corona election: How Trump might use the pandemic to win
For Trump, coronavirus could be the right pandemic at the right time – supplying Republicans with the cover to stop voters turning out
The dangers of crisis diplomacy: Italy, China, and Russia
Italy’s game of narratives around the covid-19 crisis poses a risk to the European project.
Almost an ally: Italy’s new approach to Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
While recent agreements between Italy and Azerbaijan are economically significant, their political dimension is even more significant, especially as regards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Why the EU should lead talks between Kosovo and Serbia
An escalation of disagreements over the proposed Kosovo-Serbia land swap could take on a regional dimension and pose a security threat to Europe
Kaczynski’s folly: Time for Europeans to speak out
European leaders and public authorities should call upon the government in Warsaw to postpone the presidential election on May 10
“The European Union is failing”: Exclusive Interview with Felipe González
Felipe González, former Prime Minister of the Spanish Government (1982-1996), was interviewed by José Ignacio Torreblanca, head of the Madrid Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, as part of the series of interviews 'Spain and Europe in times of crisis'.