After the JCPOA, the world needs Germany. But where is it?
Germany could put some heft into defending the liberal international order. Yet it still declines to do so.
Iran
The Middle East’s new battle lines
An ECFR guide to the key disputes threatening to spark a wider Middle Eastern war
14 May
After Trump’s Iran decision: what for Europe and Italy?
A closed door discussion on the future of EU-Iran relations
14 May
After Trump’s Iran decision: what for Europe and Italy?
A closed door discussion on the future of EU-Iran relations
Views from the capitals: Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal
We asked our national offices to outline how the E3, in cooperation with other EU partners, should respond to the JCPOA pull-out by the US
How to prevent regional escalation after Trump’s JCPOA decision
Europeans must act now to avert a deadly new war across the Middle East
After Trump’s Iran decision: Time for Europe to step up
Six steps for the EU and its member states to save the nuclear agreement with Iran
Oman: between Iran and a hard place
Oman has historically been careful to balance its relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran, allowing it to play a useful role mediating regional disputes. However, as the region’s anti-Iran rhetoric is ramping up and the Sultanate is having to deal with its own domestic issues, neutrality is becoming harder to maintain.
Europe’s balancing act on the nuclear deal: wooing Trump without losing Iran
European leaders have been assiduous in lobbying Washington on the nuclear deal. But Europe must step up its diplomacy to ensure it does not lose Tehran in the process
Alone in the desert? How France can lead Europe in the Middle East
France sees the MENA region as a state for foreign policy and great power politics and an opportunity to shape global politics and punch above its weight