Gabriel’s new course on arms sales
Gabriel has reinserted the needs of a values-based foreign policy into the debate on European arms sales, which could make him a key stakeholder in EU foreign policy
European Power
Pressing Europeans on Defence: A US Power Play
American UN ambassador Samantha Power explains why the EU needs to up its contributions to global UN peacekeeping
The British problem and what it means for Europe
With the prospect of a referendum before 2017, a British Exit from the EU led by a Europhobic elite is a real possibility – with disasterous consequences
View from Vienna: Austria is again on the sceptical side
Austria is still sceptical about sanctions, but it will not challenge the bigger EU states without support
View from Berlin: Germany leads the EU on Russia sanctions
Merkel's tireless diplomacy has made Germany the driver of EU policy on sanctions
View from Bratislava: Slovakia changes course on Russia
Slovakia has taken steps to diversify its economic interests away from Russia, which has altered its calculus on sanctions
View from Rome: Sanctions should be accompanied by dialogue
Italy has been hard hit by sanctions on Russia, but it has held the European line, while still promoting further dialogue
View from Sofia: A difficult choice between Russia and the West
Bulgaria is divided on policy towards Russia, with security interests at the heart of its dilemma
View from Madrid: Spain’s balancing act on sanctions
Spain’s approach to sanctions against Russia has shifted as the crisis over Ukraine has escalated
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 1 – Ivan Krastev
ECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid Office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, and ECFR Board Member and chairman of the Centre of…