The Eurosceptics do not support the existence of the EU and by extension they oppose the European Parliament, into which they are seeking election. If, as polls predict, Eurosceptics emerge with strong support, we may see a “self-hating Parliament” that ultimately wants to secure its own abolition.
Mistrust is the basic idiom of Bulgarian politics. The prolonged crisis in Bulgaria exposes the bankruptcy of an entire political system in desperate need of renewal.
Ahead of a paper that ECFR will publish shortly on global strategy, Susi Dennison introduces the paper's headline arguments about Europe's place in a…
¿Qué queda del Sur de Europa? ha sido el tema discutido por Giuseppe Scognamiglio, Andrés Ortega y José Ignacio Torreblanca, durante la presentación en España de la revista de geopolítica EAST
Warszawskie Biuro ECFR zaprasza na debatę zorganizowaną wspólnie z Fundacją Heinricha Bölla. Spotkanie będzie okazją do rozmowy nt. wyzwań stojących przed gospodarką związanych z transformacją do “zielonej ekonomii”. Czy będzie to szansa czy zagrożenie dla gospodarki Polski i Europy?
Mark Leonard talks to François Godement and Andrew Wilson about Iran and French foreign policy, the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, and the…
What place should the international community give to justice and accountability in its response to conflicts involving mass atrocities? A new ECFR project analyses a series of cases where international efforts to end conflict have taken different approaches to justice
The most problematic component of political and strategic competition in the MENA region has been the cultivation and manipulation of sectarian agendas. The Geneva meetings over Iran's nuclear programme, however, may prove to be the beginning of the end to the region’s most troublesome conflict.
Fingers are pointing to the French for stalling a joint statement between the E3+3 and Iran over its nuclear programme. But there's still room to remain positive about the pace at which diplomacy can come to fruition in these talks.
ECFR experts discuss interesting and thought-provoking books and articles: Financialisation – The Economics of Finance Capital Domination by Thomas I. Palley, Cypherpunks…