The Iron Chancellor: Angela Merkel’s endgame
For now, Europe will get more of the Merkel it knows so well: pragmatic, process-minded, and vision-free
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European election 2019: Can we cry wolf one more time?
If Europhobic parties gain significant ground in June next year, it will be as much the fault of the mainstream parties as the insurgents
Midterms of engagement: How the next US elections will affect Europe
On 6 November, Americans will head to the polls in congressional elections widely seen as a test of Donald Trump's presidency. The stakes are high for Trump – will he become unleashed or unhinged?
Brothers in arms: Poland and Hungary seek to transform the EU
EU member states are increasingly disappointed with Warsaw and Budapest who will encounter difficulties to find like-minded partners to shape EU policy beyond their veto coaltion
Bannon sets his eyes on Spain
Spain's far-right party Vox draws the country into the continent's growing anti-European league
The rise of Estonia’s radical right: to engage or not to engage?
The rise of the right-wing party EKRE in Estonia is putting in question the country's political landscape ahead of the parliamentary elections in March
Berlin’s untenable foreign-policy strategic vacuum
Berlin can no longer afford to float ideas that have no practical consequences, and keep muddling through
Fort Trump, Fortress Poland?
Brussels insiders may look askance at Polish entreaties to Donald Trump. But western EU member states share some of the blame for strained relations too
Ten years after Lehman: Can liberal democracy survive another financial crisis?
It seems we have not learned the lessons of the recent past and may be doomed to repeat them in the future
Unlocking Sweden’s EU potential
ECFR’s new EU28 survey points to a bigger role for Sweden inside the EU – if it can break out of its Nordic comfort zone