
Economic peacefare: Lessons for the future of European sanctions strategy
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
To develop a new approach to defence, European states need to bury their longstanding disputes and learn from Ukrainians’ experiences on the battlefield
We are not on a path to nuclear war – but strong deterrence measures from the West can help ensure that scenario remains unlikely
NATO should deter Russia by establishing a truly permanent presence in front-line states. The EU has a major role to play in this effort.
Support for Ukraine is both morally correct and in the best interests of the EU. Europeans should use this moment of unity to address several long-term challenges linked to the conflict.
Ukraine’s Western partners now recognise that it can defeat Russia. Yet they need to provide the guarantees of long-term support that will make this a reality.
Although Europe has begun to make up for years of neglect in terms of defence spending, it remains woefully ill-equipped to win over other countries through the power of attraction and persuasion. Each side in the European culture war is uniquely unappealing to billions of people around the world.
How could a European Confederation aid greater cross-European integration? And is it a realistic alternative to the EU?
The goal of preserving European unity could hinder the EU’s fight against democratic backsliding in Hungary. To remain a community of values, the union needs to keep up the pressure on the country’s leader.
The EU should immediately impose a temporary embargo on Russian energy imports. If the union waits any longer, it will be too late – and the political costs will be huge.
Why migration, finance and trade are the geo-economic battlegrounds of the future
Is there a role for Europe in Asia?
Europe’s European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) needs drastic reform to deal with a region characterised by conflict, counter-revolution, and extremism
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
To develop a new approach to defence, European states need to bury their longstanding disputes and learn from Ukrainians’ experiences on the battlefield
We are not on a path to nuclear war – but strong deterrence measures from the West can help ensure that scenario remains unlikely
NATO should deter Russia by establishing a truly permanent presence in front-line states. The EU has a major role to play in this effort.
Support for Ukraine is both morally correct and in the best interests of the EU. Europeans should use this moment of unity to address several long-term challenges linked to the conflict.
Ukraine’s Western partners now recognise that it can defeat Russia. Yet they need to provide the guarantees of long-term support that will make this a reality.
Although Europe has begun to make up for years of neglect in terms of defence spending, it remains woefully ill-equipped to win over other countries through the power of attraction and persuasion. Each side in the European culture war is uniquely unappealing to billions of people around the world.
The goal of preserving European unity could hinder the EU’s fight against democratic backsliding in Hungary. To remain a community of values, the union needs to keep up the pressure on the country’s leader.
The EU should immediately impose a temporary embargo on Russian energy imports. If the union waits any longer, it will be too late – and the political costs will be huge.
Berlin can no longer afford to float ideas that have no practical consequences, and keep muddling through
The scorecard assesses the support that components of the reform agenda enjoy in Europe’s capitals.
How could a European Confederation aid greater cross-European integration? And is it a realistic alternative to the EU?
How can we explain the current crisis of the liberal international order?
An Oxford-style debate in cooperation with Intelligence² Germany
Prioritäten & Herausforderungen Europäischer Außenpolitik, sowie Deutschlands Rolle in diesem Kontext
Foresight seminar on the future of EU policy making
Spring meeting of ECFR's Foreign Policy Strategy Group
Expert seminar on Europe’s foreign policy challenges 2025
This two days seminar reflects on the prospects for security policy in Europe.
Strategic reflection on the assets a more active European policy should prioritize in a changing and challenging regional environment
Europe in a geo-economics world. Rethink: Europe launches essay collection in Berlin.
As part of its analysis of external challenges for Europe’s cohesion and capacity to act, Rethink: Europe hosted an informal scenario workshop in Warsaw on the future of European foreign policy in light of the shifting power balance in Asia
As the EU formally reviews its approach to its neighbourhood, Rethink: Europe convened a strategy group in Brussels on the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)