Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia
Bulgaria took few foreign policy initiatives in 2014 because of internal troubles, but the country made one tough decision in abandoning the South Stream pipeline project
European Power
A Fresh Start for TTIP
Sebastian Dullien, Senior Policy Fellow beim European Council on Foreign Relations und Co-Autor der Publikation “A Fresh Start for TTIP” analysiert die Vor- und…
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
A Fresh Start for TTIP
Given public opposition, the EU should make a fresh start in winning support for TTIP
Greece, Europe, and the sovereignty axis
Europe is being reshaped around an axis of nationalism and sovereignty and Greece is just the beginning
Scorecard 2015 publication – Thomas Wright on Chapter 2: United States
Thomas Wright, fellow at Brookings Institution and author of chapter 2 from the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015, talks about US-EU relations last year…
Scorecard 2015 publication – Kadri Liik on Chapter 1: Russia
Russia's annexation of Crimea and the invasion of Eastern Ukraine turned EU-Russia relations from problematic into an urgent strategic problem. Kadri Liik, ECFR senior…
The battle of Europe’s utopias
The EU’s austerity policies have led to a fragmentation of its power, encouraging the rise of populist parties
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
Greece: So yes, yes you can
Last night's victory for Syriza shows that it is possible for a party system in Southern Europe to collapse as a result of a grave mismanagement of the crisis