A lack of coordination among the world’s states hindered the global response to covid-19. The same problem is now disrupting international efforts to put in place a more effective system to prepare for future pandemics
Both China’s zero-covid U-turn and gentler diplomatic tone are politically useful for Xi Jinping. European leaders should remain vigilant in the face of a potential new charm offensive
Russia’s war on Ukraine has forced the EU to deal with three major problems it had long avoided. The bloc can only shape the global order if it upholds the rule of law at home
European leaders’ current approach to covid-19 is short-sighted and self-defeating. Unless they implement a decisive and credible plan to end the pandemic everywhere, they will face a series of severe health, economic, and geopolitical consequences
Liberal politicians in Europe have begun to articulate covid-19 grief in their national political contexts. This is an important step in leading the continent out of the pandemic – and away from populism
Public attitudes in Ukraine and Serbia raise pressing questions about EU enlargement. If member states are to sustain this process, they will need to base it on a shared sense of belonging
Our collective failure to end the pandemic now will cause even deeper and more costly problems in the future
Whoever repairs today’s fracturing international landscape will secure the power and influence to reset the post-pandemic world order to their liking
A new EUROVAX scheme should be at the heart of the EU’s new offer to help its neighbours tackle covid-19 in the years ahead
The EU is now the obvious platform for strategic health planning – but it still has work to ensure greater trust and solidarity in the face of future health crises
The EU should promote a new global compact on health, matching countries’ commitment to surveillance and reporting of pathogens with support for stronger healthcare systems and greater equity in the allocation of countermeasures
Europe’s covid-19 experience has been a tale of two pandemics – and the differences in each story could haunt the continent for many years to come
A lack of coordination among the world’s states hindered the global response to covid-19. The same problem is now disrupting international efforts to put in place a more effective system to prepare for future pandemics
Both China’s zero-covid U-turn and gentler diplomatic tone are politically useful for Xi Jinping. European leaders should remain vigilant in the face of a potential new charm offensive
Russia’s war on Ukraine has forced the EU to deal with three major problems it had long avoided. The bloc can only shape the global order if it upholds the rule of law at home
European leaders’ current approach to covid-19 is short-sighted and self-defeating. Unless they implement a decisive and credible plan to end the pandemic everywhere, they will face a series of severe health, economic, and geopolitical consequences
Liberal politicians in Europe have begun to articulate covid-19 grief in their national political contexts. This is an important step in leading the continent out of the pandemic – and away from populism
Public attitudes in Ukraine and Serbia raise pressing questions about EU enlargement. If member states are to sustain this process, they will need to base it on a shared sense of belonging
Our collective failure to end the pandemic now will cause even deeper and more costly problems in the future
Whoever repairs today’s fracturing international landscape will secure the power and influence to reset the post-pandemic world order to their liking
A new EUROVAX scheme should be at the heart of the EU’s new offer to help its neighbours tackle covid-19 in the years ahead
The EU is now the obvious platform for strategic health planning – but it still has work to ensure greater trust and solidarity in the face of future health crises
The covid-19 pandemic has created a new sense of urgency behind the need for multilateral action
The economic knock-on effects of the COVID19 pandemic are severe all over the world but Africa is particularly exposed. As governments’ ability to respond to the…
The international dynamics between great powers, and the Coronavirus pandemic have redefined the status quo in international relations
Increased focus on climate change and immigration more likely to “influence the debate” ahead of European Parliament elections
Pawel Zerka comments on the results of the latest ECFR poll conducted ahead of the European elections
The Covid pandemic demonstrated the fragility of global supply chains
China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy and its tacit approval of Russia’s war in Ukraine have not only affected the country’s economy, but also its image in the eyes of its European partners
The zero-covid strategy has strengthened China’s control mechanisms
Janka Oertel on China’s zero-covid strategy and what impact last week’s protests have had on the government
We had a cautious approach from Merkel, going easy on China regarding, for instance, the origins of the coronavirus,
Rafael Loss on the German government’s initial response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
