Commentary

ECFR welcomes new board members

Emma Bonino and Carl Bildt new co-Chairs of ECFR, Norbert Röttgen also joins the ECFR Board

Brussels has fallen

Internal divisions and external challenges threaten the continued survival of the European Union. 

Crisis in Yemen: Hadi’s great escape

Yemen’s former president has escaped house arrest and wants to take power back – but can he stem the worsening crisis in the country?

Scorecard 2015: Sweden’s hollow victory?

Sweden's second-place ranking in the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 may say more about European weakness than about Swedish success

The Minsk II agreement – The long game

There are more than a few reasons why the Minsk II might fail – and yet it’s still an outcome worth celebrating

Harsh realities in Minsk

The situation in Ukraine has echoes of the end of the Bosnian War, as Kyiv faces the dilemma of whether or not to accept a quasi-independent Donbas in the east