Navigating the Eastern Flank without Germany?
German relegation of security and defence to non-core issues leaves European observers puzzling where Germany is heading, and how far it can be relied upon
European Power
European Security after Brexit
ECFR Policy Fellow Ulrike Franke speaks with Mark Leonard, former MP Douglas Alexander, and ECFR’s Senior Policy Fellow Nick Witney, about Britain’s future vision of…
The problem with a “shoot-to-kill” policy on foreign fighters
The policy is certainly morally questionable, but is it also unlawful?
One less adult in the room
Rex Tillerson received a frosty welcome in Europe last week. But the old continent has not yet formulated a practical response to Trump’s foreign policy
Tories sleepwalk towards soft Brexit
The UK government was deluded when it thought reaching a deal would be easy. It is deluded now in underestimating the concession it has made
Poland’s facelift to win back friends in Europe
It will take more than superficial changes to alter the course of Poland’s relationship with Europe
8 Dec
La politique étrangère de Macron : quel bilan après les 6 premiers mois ?
L'ECFR a le plaisir de vous convier à un BCM avec Jeremy Shapiro et Manuel Lafont Rapnouil
German public says ‘jein’ to European security
A new poll shows that the German public is increasingly concerned with security, but is dismissive of its American security guarantor and unwilling to pay more to help Europe replace it
Ireland: The final barrier to a December Brexit deal
Theresa May has to satisfy interests in Dublin, Belfast and Brussels on Northern Ireland’s future status if Brexit talks are to progress this year
Europe’s crisis starts at home
The biggest threat to the European project is not the “illiberal” saboteurs on the periphery of the EU, but the deep divide within member states, including bastions of liberalism such as France and Germany