An “existential question” for Europe – or for Merkel herself?
Angela Merkel is in a race against time to fulfil a pledge for a new Europe-wide migration policy if she is to keep her conservative coalition together
European Strategy
Berlin’s new language of compromise
European politicians have made an abundance of normative speeches on Europe, but few on the politics of cooperation. German leaders’ recent interventions hint at a turning point in this trend.
Pedantry in motion: European intervention hits the language barrier
German politicians struggle to endorse Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a “European Intervention Initiative” not least because the term intervention sounds misleading in German
Merkel and Macron: edging towards change?
Angela Merkel finally responds to Emmanuel Macron’s Europe reform plans – but through the pages of a newspaper, and in only the most guarded of terms
After the JCPOA, the world needs Germany. But where is it?
Germany could put some heft into defending the liberal international order. Yet it still declines to do so.
How to Save Europe
Keynote speech at ECFR's Annual Council Meeting in Paris 29 May. 2018. Check against delivery.
Can Europe save the world order?
The rules-based international order is under threat. The EU should place its defence at the centre of its global strategy.
21 May
International Relations in the Digital Age: Drones and automated warfare: threat to global security?
A new series of seminars on the effect of the Digital Revolution on International Relations
The End of the Concept of ‘the West’?
The West is more and more divided and global strategic interests are diverging. The impact of the US President on views and transatlantic trust is significant.
Macron’s Charlemagne challenge to Berlin
Emmanuel Macron both lay down a gauntlet and held out a hand to Angela Merkel in Aachen. But the chancellor seized neither.