Rebooting EU foreign policy part 2 – Spiros Economides
In the second of two podcasts, Spiros Economides of the London School of Economics argues that the EU needs to think strategically about how…
Syria / Iraq / Lebanon
Rebooting EU foreign policy part 1 – Nick Witney
Nick Witney, co-author of the ECFR publication 'Rebooting EU foreign policy', explains the need for a rethink of how the EU deals with the…
What drives US policy in the MENA – podcast series
Three views on US policy in the Middle East – from Jeremy Shapiro, Professor Juan Cole, and Ambassador Charles Freeman – based on three new ECFR podcasts
23 Oct
¿El fin de la Primavera Árabe? Una vecindad europea en crisis
En África del Norte hay retrocesos democráticos, una crisis de seguridad regional e inestabilidad generalizada. Ahora que la UE cambia liderazgo, es el momento de repensar su estrategia hacia la región.
20 Oct
The Islamic State through the Regional Lens
This event looked at at the regional dimensions surrounding the crisis triggered by ISIS, examining the reaction of key Middle Eastern actors, particularly in Syria and Iraq, the dynamics driving ISIS, and the policy options now confronting European decision makers
Rebooting EU Foreign Policy
The EU is ill-equipped to respond to foreign policy crises
Iraq’s response to the challenge of the Islamic State
Following the Islamic State’s dramatic advances in Iraq the country’s future now hangs in the balance with the prospect of protracted sectarian conflict and break-up looming large
The Islamic State’s regional strategy
How worried should neighbouring states be about the Islamic State’s expansionist rhetoric?
Turkey: under pressure to take a definitive stance
Turkey stands apart from regional players by refusing to commit to combat missions against the Islamic State
The Islamic State in the Jewish state’s wing mirror
The biggest danger for Israel, as it is for some of its neighbours, is that the “Islamic State metastasising threat narrative” could become a self-fulfilling prophecy