An awkward embrace: Erdoğan in Germany
As the economic crisis in Turkey intensifies, Germany should decide whether and how it wants to help
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The sanctions weapon
Mark Leonard speaks with Erica Moret and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about European sanctions policies, secondary sanctions and counter measures. The podcast was recorded on the…
Germany’s defence policy: still living in dreamland
Beyond its borders, few agree that Germany has much to feel satisfied about when it comes to matching its actions to its leaders’ rhetoric
UN General Assembly 2018: What will be discussed?
Mark Leonard and Richard Gowan go through the likely talking points at the meeting and discuss what might be on some countries' hidden agendas. The…
Can Iran weather the oil-sanctions storm?
As the US steps up its sanctions against Iran, the negative effects ripple throughout the global energy markets
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
Iran: The case for protecting humanitarian trade
New US sanctions will put the health of ordinary Iranians at risk. Europe can take concrete steps to minimise this – steps which also support its ongoing commitment to the nuclear deal
Yemen’s diplomatic discord
After the collapse of planned consultations in Geneva, a new round of formal peace talks seems unlikely before the end of the year
Trump’s Iran sanctions: an explainer on their impact for Europe
ECFR presents the first in a mini-series on the likely impact of US sanctions on economic ties between Europe and Iran