Making sense of Europe’s cohesion challenge
A new study from ECFR shows that, perhaps surprisingly, between 2007 and 2014, cohesion among EU member states has improved, even after years of crises
Publications – European Power
Paying the price: The cost of Europe’s refugee crisis
Europe can more sustainably and cost-efficiently handle refugee arrivals by centralising management at a European level
Bear any burden: How EU governments can manage the refugee crisis
The EU should broaden the scope of what is expected of member states on burden sharing on refugee crisis
Deals without borders: Europe’s foreign policy on migration
Europe has relied on outsourcing responsibility for managing migration to other countries, but has failed to offer real incentives to its partners
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016
The sixth ECFR Foreign Policy Scorecard highlights the EU’s diminishing ability to influence its neighbours, and the neighbourhood’s growing impact on the EU
Connectivity Wars
Why migration, finance and trade are the geo-economic battlegrounds of the future
After Paris: What price European defence?
Following France’s call for European solidarity under Article 42.7, European states should rekindle defence cooperation and aid France’s deployments in Africa
Brexit to nowhere: The foreign policy consequences of “Out”
British exit from the EU would have serious foreign policy consequences – both for Britain and for the rest of Europe
Alternative Futures Asia
Is there a role for Europe in Asia?
The road back to European power
The EU needs an honest assessment of its capabilities and to set limited goals behind which member states can show sustainable unity