The resilience of European democracies will mostly depend on the capacity of governments to sustain public support for policies that will ultimately bring pain to different social groups
Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev assess European resilience given the divisions that are emerging on the war in Ukraine, as per ECFR survey conducted in nine EU countries and the UK
56% of Italians consider Russia to be mainly responsible for the outbreak of war in Ukraine, while 27% point instead to the role of Ukraine, the EU or the USA
Italy’s findings from Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev’s report on European public opinion towards the war in Ukraine, which identified Italy as the less critical country towards Russia among those interviewed
I don’t see Putin’s worldview as shaken and changed
Budapest chose to maintain its proximity to Moscow, playing this role as an EU member state. […] And it is doing this by acting more like Minsk than Brussels.
Teresa Coratella analyses Hungary’s position in the context of the war in Ukraine and the implications of its relationship with Russia for the European Union
Despite several political signals of gradual disengagement in the provision of security to Europe, the US maintains a paternalistic approach towards its European partners
Isabella Antinozzi analyses Europe’s dependence on American military resources and how Washington exploits this situation to exert veto power over European defense
Europeans should focus on long-term goals in order to be able to shape the post-conflict European security order
According to Marie Dumoulin, divisions emerged within the West over concessions to Russia and support to Kiev represent a first victory for Putin.
Many of the old reasons for sterile dispute among member states have fallen away
It is possible that in the future EU countries will act separately again. We must continue to work on European unity, for the EU is a union of opportunities, values but also interests.
Arturo Varvelli emphasises the need to continue to foster cohesion between EU Member states
Managing foreign disinformation remains a major issue for the EU. Much remains to be done in this concern, as the Russian case demonstrates.
Teresa Coratella comments on European defence mechanisms deployed in the fight against disinformation
As far as defence integration is concerned, Eastern European countries trust Washington and NATO much more than Brussels and the other main European governments
Arturo Varvelli comments on the reluctance of Eastern European countries to delegate their security to the EU
