How worried should we be about Al-Baghdadi’s new “Islamic State”?
The “Islamic State” caliphate declared by ISIS is a problem, but mainly for Iraq
Middle East and North Africa
The next round of nuclear talks with Iran
Ahead of another round of talks over Iran's nuclear programme, the country's deputy foreign minister and one of their negotiators set out what they…
Syria and Iraq: One conflict or two?
Recent weeks have highlighted more clearly than ever the growing symbiosis between the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Decline of US influence means Iran and Saudi Arabia may just have to get along — eventually
America’s hegemony in the Middle East and in global affairs is giving way to a multipolar order
The global impact of the Ukraine crisis 2
In the second of a pair of podcasts looking at the impact of the Ukraine crisis around the world, we look at how it…
The global impact of the Ukraine crisis 1
In the first of a pair of podcasts on the wider fall out of the Ukraine crisis, ECFR experts analyse what it means for…
Iraq, forge of the 21st century
Bush gave Saddam a kicking, but left Iran to rule over a region infested with terrorists
The rise of ISIS in Iraq – 3 mistakes to avoid
How the EU should not respond to the crisis in Iraq
The challenges facing Sisi’s Egypt
Now that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been sworn in as Egypt's president, what are the challenges ahead, and what can the West do to…
23 Jun
Cuarta reunión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Egipto
Fidel Sendagorta, embajador de España en Egipto hasta mayo de 2014, y Aziz el-Kaissouni, visiting fellow de ECFR, fueron los invitados en la cuarta reunión del grupo