What kind of post-corona world do Europeans want?
The coronavirus crisis could lead us to the best of times. It could lead us to the worst of times.
View from the Council
The path through Moscow: How Europe can help Syria
Syrian opposition figure calls on Europe to work closely with Washington to build on growing Russian frustration with the Assad regime and increase their demands of Moscow
Reconnected: How the EU can assert its sovereignty after the pandemic
As the crisis exacts a devastating cost from society and prompts a major battle of narratives, the EU needs to find its new “coal and steel” moment.
The EU can emerge stronger from the pandemic if Merkel seizes the moment
One member state has become a dictatorship as others spiral into debt. Germany must lead the European Union through the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus: A geopolitical earthquake
The covid-19 crisis is holding up a mirror to Western countries – making us realise that the perception we have of ourselves might be distorted.
Our finest hour
Over the coming weeks, much will be at stake collectively, and for some of us also individually. Today, uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like is rife, but we do know it will be built upon the words and deeds we choose now.
Seven early lessons from the coronavirus
The Covid-19 crisis will dramatically reshape the EU’s response to all other crises it has faced in the last decade
The deglobalisation virus
Covid-19 comes at a time when the world’s governments have fewer tools for fighting against its effects than they once did.
Fear of loneliness: How the state uses insecurity
The state surfs a wave of fear of the consequences and side-effects of public deficiencies and scarcity that it has created.
Europe (including Britain) can still be a superpower
The key to European power projection isn’t institutional reform, it’s a shift in attitude and a willingness to cooperate.