Iran: The case for protecting humanitarian trade
New US sanctions will put the health of ordinary Iranians at risk. Europe can take concrete steps to minimise this – steps which also support its ongoing commitment to the nuclear deal
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Trump’s Iran sanctions: an explainer on their impact for Europe
ECFR presents the first in a mini-series on the likely impact of US sanctions on economic ties between Europe and Iran
The pastor, the banker, and the irresistible drama in Turkish-US relations
The Turkish-US relationship is either experiencing its first serious fissure since 1975, or just another bump in the road. No one can be sure.
Europe for itself
As US President Donald Trump continues to wage war on the American-led international order, Europeans can no longer assume that their interests are synonymous with those of the US. The time has come for the European Union to redefine its interests, and to develop a new strategy for defending them.
The power of the blacklist: The European Parliament’s proposed Magnitsky Act
Sergei Magnitsky's death inspired the US to enact a law blacklisting individuals and seizing their assets. The EU is jumping on the bandwagon.
On a hot summer’s day in Helsinki
Was Helsinki really a big win for Russia? And defeat for Europe?
Why Europe is very nervous about a Trump-Putin summit
In a Trump-Putin meeting, who gets the show, and who gets the substance?
Trump’s meaningless NATO spending debate
Europeans spending more on defence will not satisfy Donald Trump. Here’s why
Four things to know ahead of the NATO Summit
Our experts pick out four main topics to pay attention to ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels
Trump vs. EU: The dead end of the normative approach
A divided EU – with an unstable Germany, a UK on its way out and renegade central eastern member states – is only of interest to the US as an ally in competition with Russia and China