What price for a stable Egypt?
Those who hoped Morsi's overthrow would usher in order instead face a leadership that responds to economic and social challenges with abuses of freedom
Middle East and North Africa
Europe’s crises (part 1) – Ukraine and migration
Analysis of two of the crises facing Europe – Ukraine and migration – with President Toomas Ilves, Carl Bildt, Jo Johnson, Emma Bonino and…
How worried should we be about Al-Baghdadi’s new “Islamic State”?
The “Islamic State” caliphate declared by ISIS is a problem, but mainly for Iraq
The next round of nuclear talks with Iran
Ahead of another round of talks over Iran's nuclear programme, the country's deputy foreign minister and one of their negotiators set out what they…
Syria and Iraq: One conflict or two?
Recent weeks have highlighted more clearly than ever the growing symbiosis between the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Decline of US influence means Iran and Saudi Arabia may just have to get along — eventually
America’s hegemony in the Middle East and in global affairs is giving way to a multipolar order
The global impact of the Ukraine crisis 2
In the second of a pair of podcasts looking at the impact of the Ukraine crisis around the world, we look at how it…
The global impact of the Ukraine crisis 1
In the first of a pair of podcasts on the wider fall out of the Ukraine crisis, ECFR experts analyse what it means for…
Iraq, forge of the 21st century
Bush gave Saddam a kicking, but left Iran to rule over a region infested with terrorists
The rise of ISIS in Iraq – 3 mistakes to avoid
How the EU should not respond to the crisis in Iraq