Ukraine will receive the export variant of the Abrams, like those in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iraq
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Relations with Europe were further normalised with the first Anglo-French summit in five years and the preconceived romance with Emmanuel Macron
Nick Witney’s analysis on the reintroduction of sensible pragmatism to British foreign policy
Normalization is going to be very hard, and maybe even impossible, with this kind of attitude
Engjellushe Morina, expert on the Western Balkans, comments on Russia’s “hybrid occupation” of Serbia, which threatens to derail its peace plan with Kosovo
This is a challenge with FCAS, not to provide open gateways for attacks due to the many integrated systems. One consequence could be not to create the “combat cloud” too large.
Security expert Ulrike Franke explains in the interview, why the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is “next generation”, and which obstacles it faces for exactly this reason
People want to see a quick end to the war in Ukraine, even if it means Ukraine giving up western-supported aspirations to victory and accepting the temporary loss of some territory
A recent ECFR survey reveals a significant shift in public opinion in several key countries
One of the messages they regularly intend to send is that NATO is able to do things that Russia is not
If you doubt America’s commitment to Europe, you also have to tolerate doubt in Germany’s commitment to Eastern Europe
Rafael Loss revisits Berlin’s refusal to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine without the US
I give him an A on keeping the allies together. But I’m a little confused as to why the diplomatic arm of the United States is one of the least interested parts of the government in diplomacy
Research director Jeremy Shapiro comments on the role of US top diplomat Antony Blinken
ECFR’s latest poll underlines the cohesion of European public opinion on the war in Ukraine, but several factors could sway the support for Kyiv, namely in Italy
This is one of the main dossiers of discussion between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it is one of the arenas that could benefit from an effective détente between the two countries
