Why Scotland looks like the canary in the independence coal mine
Many of the trends seen in the Scottish referendum campaign have more to do with politics of the future than of the past
Commentary
“Containment” and economic interdependence
Can a new “containment” of Russia work in an age of economic interdependence?
EU Strategic Partnerships: Shallow political summits, active technical dialogues?
A new paper on EU external action sheds light on engagement and contacts between the EU and its ten strategic partners
Dissecting Juncker’s Commission: Spain’s Commissioner
Ecologist criticized the choice to entrust energy and climate to a Spanish conservative
Dissecting Juncker’s Commission: View from Ireland
Ireland's new Commissioner has a reputation as a clever political strategist and campaigner
Dissecting Juncker’s Commission: view from the Netherlands
One of Holland's brightest diplomats is moving to the heart of Brussels’ bureaucracy
ECFR this week: 12 September 2014
An overview of ECFR's written output this week
Europe engages China in earnest
The new Commission and High Representative could learn from ground-level engagement between EU and Chinese groups
European foreign policy: the Berlaymont strikes back
Juncker's Mission Letter to new High Representative Federica Mogherini is part seduction, part abduction
Dissecting Juncker’s Commission: Project teams are the real story
Jean-Claude Juncker's new structure for the European Commission represents a major overhaul of its governance