Top ten ECFR reads from 2018
2018 was a big picture year for our readers, or at least their worries expanded. In 2017, our readers’ eyes were clearly turned to Russia—seven…
European Power
Eyes tight shut: European attitudes towards nuclear deterrence
Europeans remain unwilling to renew their thinking on nuclear deterrence, despite growing strategic instability. Their stated goal of “strategic autonomy” will remain an empty phrase until they engage seriously on this matter
Divided at the centre: Germany, Poland, and the troubles of the Trump era
Introduction For most Europeans, it is now obvious that the foreign policy of US President Donald Trump threatens the global liberal order. Trump’s hostility towards…
Latvia’s controlled discontents
Latvia is aware of the EU’s beneficial role to both its economy and security and will likely remain a reliable and stable partner within the Union.
A message from Timothy Garton Ash: Tell us you want Britain to stay
Leaders across Europe might want to get Brexit over the line. But in the long term the EU would be weaker without the UK
The GCM: The clash between populism and technocracy
Mark Leonard speaks with Shoshana Fine, Tom Nuttall, Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, and Patrycja Sasnal about the UN’s Global Compact for Migration, and whether it matters…
12 Dec
Kontrofensywa wartości europejskich: Prawa człowieka i rządy prawa
Zapraszamy na debatę „Kontrofensywa wartości europejskich: Prawa człowieka i rządy prawa w UE i poza…
Romania ahead of the EU presidency
Bucharest should use the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council to work on the country’s European image
6 Dec
New rules for the game? The free trade multilateral order and the return of geopolitics
The panel will adress the impact of the US-China trade war for Europe and Japan
True north: Finland’s commitment to the European project
Finland is an enthusiastic member of the European Union – but it could do with making more links across the continent