Europe has lost the plot in trying to cope with a resurgent Russia under President Vladimir Putin, who is dictating the agenda in his dealings with European capitals, according to a study published yesterday
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According to ECFR executive director Mark Leonard, Russia has been the most divisive issue for the EU since Donald Rumsfeld and the Iraq war
Within the European Union there are a least five camps when it comes to dealing with Russia, ranging from the ‘Trojan horse’ countries to the ‘new Cold warriors’, says a new study analysing the bloc’s divided approach to its giant neighbour to the east
“Each EU country is torn between the efforts to retain its national identity and dismantle statehood in the process of integration. And no country is willing to compromise its national interests,” says Valentin Fyodorov, assistant director of the Europe Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences, commenting on ECFR’s Russia report.
The EU is losing ground in its relations with Russia and should unite behind a new strategy to secure its interests with Moscow. A story on Iran’s Press TV.
An article about ECFR’s EU-Russia power audit, including an interview with Mark Leonard
The European Union is losing ground in its relationship with a resurgent Russia and should unite behind a new strategy to secure its interests with Moscow, a study by a new think-tank said on Wednesday
An article analysing the crisis in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, quoting ECFR’s Ulrike Gu?rot
“Brown has a great opportunity. But he is reluctant to say anything positive about the EU for fear of the reaction at home,” said Mark Leonard of ECFR.
An analysis of world public opinion published this week by ECFR, a new think-tank, uses the term “herbivorous” to describe the kind of emerging powers whose rise is broadly welcomed around the world