Europe must end its silence on Syria
ECFR Council members call for European states to provide emergency airlift services in Aleppo and implement additional sanctions on Russia for its complicity in war crimes
Middle East and North Africa
Europe’s time to save the two state solution
Faced with the prospect of diminished US interest in a two state solution, the EU needs to send a strong signal that it remains committed to this vision
Will Donald Trump destroy the Iran deal?
There are not many issues on which Europe, Russia and China all agree, but there is one: ensuring that President-elect Donald J. Trump does not undermine the Iran nuclear deal.
15 Nov
Italy and Libya after the US elections
The convergence with the new US Administration will be crucial
15 Nov
L’Italia e la Libia dopo le elezioni americane
La convergenza con la nuova amministrazione USA sarà cruciale
EU member state business advisories on Israeli settlements
At present, 15 EU member states have advisories warning their businesses of the legal, financial and reputational consequences they could expose themselves to in dealings…
EU differentiation and the push for peace in Israel-Palestine
Renewed focus on differentiation one of few hopes for saving the two state solution
EU Differentiation FAQ
What is differentiation and why does it matter?
The battle for Mosul: So far so good
The military plan A is working well, for now. But if it encounters problems, the myriad of actors involved could start to pull in different directions, to the detriment of Mosul’s future.
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: The battle for Mosul
ECFR's Director, Mark Leonard, speaks with Middle East experts, Hayder al-Khoei and Ellie Geranmayeh, who have just returned from Iraq, about the battle for Mosul…