Syria talks must narrow the goals to widen the goal posts
Europe can help set a forward-looking agenda by encouraging a pragmatic approach focussed on smaller, achievable aims.
Middle East and North Africa
Open letter to Chancellor Merkel
Uncritical engagement with Egypt will not promote European interests, says EWGE ahead of Chancellor Merkel's visit to Cairo
Turn the search light outwards
In focusing exclusively on Western crimes, parts of the European Left are letting Putin and Assad off the hook for Syria and Ukraine
The EU deal with Libya on migration: a question of fairness and effectiveness
Whether the new EU migration agreement will work and whether it will respect migrants’ rights is an open question with the answer likely to be no
14 Feb
The New European Counter-Terror Wars
What do counter-terror wars aim to achieve? Are the UK and other European countries setting dangerous legal precedents in their use of force, and what is the likely impact on EU counter-terrorism of any shift in US policy under President Trump?
10 Feb
Quelle stratégie pour l’après-Daech en Irak et en Libye ?
L'ECFR Paris a le plaisir de vous inviter à un nouveau BCM animé par Florence Gaub, Mattia Toaldo et Manuel Lafont Rapnouil
Quelle stratégie pour l’après-Daech en Irak et en Libye ?
Podcast du Black Coffee Morning “Quelle stratégie pour l’après-Daech en Irak et en Libye ?” du 10/02, animé par Florence Gaub, Analyste senior…
Europe should act fast to preserve the Iran nuclear deal
As Tehran and Washington are relapsing into the rhetoric of war and conflict, Europe should focus on minimizing confrontation between them
Mark’s World In 30 Minutes: How to respond to Trump’s travel ban?
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses with ECFR's Research Director Jeremy Shapiro and ECFR Policy Fellows Anthony Dworkin & Mattia Toaldo how the EU should respond…
Russia’s Syria Quandary
The Astana process may represent a moment of new Russian seriousness