The bear in the room: François Fillon and the lurch towards Russia
No EU head of state has yet dared to break the EU’s consensus on Russian sanctions. Will François Fillon be the first?
National Politics
21
Nov
European Power
Trump presidente, ¿qué relación transatlántica?
ECFR celebró el jueves 17 de noviembre un debate sobre el futuro de las relaciones transatlánticas tras la victoria de Trump con Jeremy Shapiro, director de investigación de ECFR
The revenge of the countryside
Europe must narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, otherwise radical populists will continue to flourish in neglected communities
The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties
Douglas Carswell, UKIP MP for Clacton, discusses how Europe's foreign policy is being affected by insurgent parties
Will Europe’s bloody summer change migration policy?
With every terrorist attack, anti-migration parties will have a larger platform, but they will struggle to change policy
15
Jul
European Power
Nativism in Europe: Survey Results from across Europe
Listen on Mixcloud On 11 July, the Washington-based Pew Research Center released the results of a public opinion survey assessing degrees of nativism in 10 EU countries, including the UK. The survey’s results, published here, assess public views of Muslims and refugees and look at how…
Insurgents vs stabilisers: Spanish politics post-Brexit
The Spanish have spoken and dealt a blow to Podemos. The stabilising forces in government now have a last chance to take a stronger leadership role in the EU
Is Austria turning blue?
The unexpected win for the FPÖ in Austria had eurosceptics across the continent proclaiming the righteousness of their cause, but the result betrays a deeper political malaise in Austrian society
The self-emasculation of mainstream politics
In Europe and the US, mainstream politicians are losing ground as they pander to populist fantasies
8
Mar
European Power
Black Coffee Morning: “Parteiendämmerung – Politischer Wandel in Spanien”
What does the lack of clear majorities mean for Spanish politics and the EU? How can developments in other EU member states help to explain potential repercussions of the current crisis on the Spanish party system? Black Coffee Morning with José Ignacio Torreblanca and Olaf Wientzek