The UK and EU are heading for bad-tempered rivalry, unless we can avert it
For all the ‘sovereignty’ it has gained, post-Brexit Britain will be trapped in a future of permanent negotiation
View from the Council
For Europe, losing Britain is bad. Keeping undemocratic Hungary and Poland could be worse
The populists of Budapest and Warsaw are blackmailing the EU over the rule of law. They cannot be allowed to succeed.
How NATO should plan for the next ten years
NATO will only remain relevant to its members and contribute to international stability if the regional alliance acquires a global perspective
The costs of Merkel’s surrender to Hungarian and Polish extortion
The EU budget and covid-19 fund compromises German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland are the worst of all possible worlds
We need to pull our own weight
European strategic sovereignty means the capacity to preserve and foster human rights, liberal democracy, multilateralism, and a social and green market economy in an interdependent and complex world
A 6-point action plan for a transatlantic bargain
Politicians, academics, and other prominent senior experts from ECFR’s Council call on EU leaders to adopt a 6-point action plan for a transatlantic bargain
The pandemic challenge: How Italy can make a comeback
We must seize the opportunities created by the EU’s mobilisation of an extraordinary amount of resources as a fiscal stimulus for the recovery
How Europe should fight violent Islamist extremism
Instead of making ostentatious but damaging declarations about “Islamic separatism” or state-controlled religious education, European leaders need to replicate the good practice that they have tested locally
A fundamental fight: The frugal four and the rule of law
The ‘frugal four’ are showing an admirable commitment to defending the rule of law. But they bear some responsibility in Hungary and Poland
How Europe can make climate neutrality a reality
With the election of Joe Biden following on the heels of the European Green Deal, the sands are finally shifting – in favour of successful global action to halt the warming of the planet