The incurable European
Diplomat Robert Cooper, UK PSC Ambassador Angus Lapsley and ECFR's Susi Dennison, explore where and how the UK has influenced European foreign policy decision making in 2014
German foreign policy leadership
10 Feb
The return of the euro crisis and the German question
Kundnani and Giddens will discuss German power and its implications for the future of the European Union
Scorecard 2015: The view from Berlin
Driven by a new sense of its own responsibility, Germany has stepped up to take the lead in European foreign policy
German foreign policy and the EU: Leader by default?
Germany became the leader of Europe’s foreign policy because of circumstance, not through its own design.
Germany leads Europe: Jettisoning the status quo
The German question has emerged again, but this time, the answer will depend on whether Germany is willing to embrace its role as an agent of change
How Berlin contributed to Tsipras’s victory
Germany should have offered debt relief to Greece when it had the chance, and the consequences of its mistake could be serious for Europe
Affinity without purpose: Britain and Germany in the EU
British-German relations, while shaped by a mutual sense of respect, are almost at a loss on a common agenda
19 Dec
Madrid: The Spanish view on German foreign policy
In cooperation with ECFR, the German Federal Foreign Office kicked off the review of German foreign policy with a launch in Madrid on 9 October
15 Dec
Rome: The Germany that Europe needs
ECFR’s Rome Office held a seminar on 14 October, as part of the review of German foreign policy launched by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
15 Dec
Warsaw: Polish Perceptions of German Foreign Policy
As part of the review of German foreign policy initiated by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ECFR’s Warsaw Office gathered Polish experts and ambassadors to Poland to meet with Thomas Bagger, the head of policy planning at the German Federal Foreign Office, on 13 October