Can the Kurds lead in Syria?
The urgent issue for the Kurds is to develop a governance model that will work in Kurdish majority as well as Arab majority areas
Programme entry
If Trump blows up the Iran deal, he’ll cause a meltdown in Europe, too
The Iran agreement isn’t about Iran alone. It’s about upholding confidence in the international order.
Tangled up in lucre
How the Russian authorities are weaponising ‘financial sloppiness’ to crack down on dissidents
Timothy Garton Ash awarded the Charlemagne Prize
In recognition of his outstanding scientific and journalistic work, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of…
Ukraine’s Euro vision not yet realised
Ukraine embraced the official Eurovision slogan ‘Celebrate Diversity’ with apparent ease; not least because it is the perfect symbol for the new Ukraine and its…
From Ankara to Paris: Europe’s fateful week
The European Union is the most endangered contender in this weekend’s French election
We know the price of appeasement. That’s why we must stand up to Viktor Orbán
This appeasement has to stop. If Hungary’s anti-liberal, nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, persists in his attempts to close down the country’s best and most independent university, and continues to erode liberal democracy in many other ways, then the EU’s powerful grouping of centre-right parties must expel Orbán’s party from its ranks.
EU must demand a say in Syria negotiations
Six ECFR Council members call for a say in the Syria negotations for the EU.
Armenian elections: The prelude to a pivotal political transition
This election heralds a structural transformation in Armenian politics, from a semi-presidential system to a parliamentary form of government
The EU’s Road to Rome
Whatever way Europe goes, the first step is to determine which route it will take