What do European citizens expect from Germany’s next government, after 16 years of Angela Merkel? With little over a week to go until the elections, join a panel of pundits to analyse ECFR’s latest survey of attitudes of 16,000 citizens across 12 EU countries
While the European Union is set to present its new strategy for the Indo-Pacific, APA and ECFR have teamed up to provide a timely input to the debate
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and ECFR Rome Office aim at fostering a debate on strategic autonomy and how it intertwines with the promotion of multilateralism
This Policy Dialogue will consider international reactions to the competing policy designs for CBAM, opportunities for cooperation with international partners and the role of international fora in its development such as the WTO and the forthcoming COP26
This event is the second webinar in a two-part series on current developments in the global use of economic coercion
What does feminist diplomacy stand for in today’s complex world of great powers competition? What can it achieve?
This event is the first webinar in a two-part series on current developments in the global use of economic coercion
Der Checkpoint EXTRA findet als Kooperation zwischen der bpb und dem Berliner Büro des European Council on Foreign Relations statt
What, if anything, can one say about the longer-term perspectives for the US-Russia relationship?
Join a panel of political pundits to help disentangle the public mood ahead of Biden’s first overseas trip
A majority of European citizens believe a new cold war with both China and Russia is under way – but they mostly do not think that their own country is involved
Paradoxically, to fulfil many Europeans’ expectations, Berlin will need to revise the principles of Merkelism that created this trust
Europe’s covid-19 experience has been a tale of two pandemics – and the differences in each story could haunt the continent for many years to come
ECFR’s policy experts examine what the Taliban takeover means for countries and regions around the world: Europe, the US, the Middle East, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the Sahel
European policymakers should set up high-profile national institutions that are charged with tackling corruption and capable of working within an international network
New technologies are a significant force shaping international relations. If the EU wants to be more than a mediator between the US and China, it will need to change its mindset.
The EU’s work on its Strategic Compass should include debates on the special status states’ future role in European defence
The anti-coercion instrument needs to enable countermeasures that are both effective and credible; if it does not, this could carry more risks than benefits
EU member states should help Turkey manage the impact of the new trade regulations the deal would bring in
To engage more confidently with a world that is changing, outward-looking Germans need to shape a progressive new national identity before it is defined by the forces of isolation and exclusion
The parties in Germany’s next coalition government could find it hard to bridge their differences on foreign and defence policy
EU sanctions policy could imitate the coalition-building mechanism of Article 42.7 – the EU’s mutual defence clause – in response to gross violations of sovereignty through economic coercion
Germany will find it increasingly hard to maintain its current level of prosperity – and security – without charting a new course on China. Fortunately, German voters seem ready for change.
Hand-wringing over Europe’s supposed failure to step up in Afghanistan ignores the fact that Europeans were principally there to support the US
Recent environmental disasters could sway the result of this month’s election – but no party has yet seized the moment
After Afghanistan, countries such as Germany should reconsider their presence in Mali, unless the ruling class commits to good governance and democratic principles
Too many Europeans are turning a blind eye to the domestic politics of Nordic states. But theirs is a trajectory that could affect the future of the EU.
Technological change is already having far-reaching effects on the international balance of power. If the EU is to become a true geopolitical actor, it cannot shy away from these challenges
Italy should use its G20 presidency and COP26 co-presidency to help the EU become a major player in green geopolitics and a mediator between competing great powers
Like all international organisations, major sporting bodies depend on their member states’ support – and willingness to still be in the club
European cohesion is bouncing back after crisis years. The EU Cohesion Monitor presents new insights on cohesion as an underestimated source of strength and collective action in the EU.
The Coalition Explorer illustrates the expert opinions of more than 800 respondents who work on European policy and creates a visual understanding of the views held by Europe’s professional political class
The European Solidarity Tracker collects and displays instances of pan-European solidarity throughout the coronavirus crisis
To fulfil its true potential, the EU needs to end its strategic cacophony and focus on capability building
New ECFR/YouGov research reveals huge fluidity in current voting intentions: 70 percent of Europeans certain to vote are yet to make their choice. Nearly 100m swing voters are up for grabs.
Summary With anti-Europeans on their way to winning more than one-third of seats in the next European Parliament, the stakes in the May 2019 election…
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
Great power competition is increasingly shaping Europeans’ security environment, while other security threats are also on the rise, from terrorism and cyber attacks to climate change
The Mediterranean and migration: Postcards from a ‘crisis’ Since 2014, European citizens have been engaged in an intensifying discussion about migration. This is the result…
European cohesion is bouncing back after crisis years. The EU Cohesion Monitor presents new insights on cohesion as an underestimated source of strength and collective action in the EU.
How should the next German government concretely shape its China policy, and its approach to the Indo-Pacific?
Mark Leonard presents the main themes of his new book and talks particularly about how China’s growing role in this interconnected world poses threats for Europe
Get a sneak peek into Mark Leonard’s latest book “The Age of Unpeace – How Connectivity Causes Conflict”, read by the author himself
How will the Western withdrawal impact on the state of European defence and military capabilities?
Whoever wins the election, the next German government must approach climate action more systematically and in a more sustained fashion
How would a chancellor Armin Laschet approach foreign policy questions on China, Russia, and defence?
The EU is often described as a “regulatory superpower” benefitting from the so-called “Brussels effect.” But is the bloc also able to set its own rules and standards when it comes to new technologies?
How deep are the divides between the SPD’s foreign policy and that of the parties they’re running against?
In what circumstances should an Anti-Coercion Tool be triggered? What kind of countermeasures could protect Europe, keep markets open and support a functional global trade order?
How well does the transatlantic alliance still fit with the way that Europe and the United States now see their goals in foreign policy?
The majority of Europeans see a confrontation between the US and China looming on the horizon. But most do not believe that their country is involved or should be involved.
In their op-ed, Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard look at the geopolitical conflict lines from a European perspective
It is inexplicable to me how one can talk for so long about climate action and how to make Germany fit for the future without mentioning the EU, which plays a massive role in this
In Germany, the assumption prevails that you don’t win elections with foreign policy, explains Jana Puglierin
In a recent paper, Jana Puglierin and Mark Leonard draw on opinion polling to conclude that Germany “may be on the cusp of a nationalist turn”
t’s much less damaging to day-to-day interests. You don’t have the same volume of practical things to manage on a daily basis.
Mark Leonard thinks that the French government purporting to “snub” Britain might merely be spin
It is another wake-up call for Europeans that at the very moment when they are presenting their own Indo-Pacific strategy, something happens we have no agency in
Janka Oertel on the new security partnership AUKUS between Canberra, Washington and London