Disagreement over expanding the EU’s energy-related restrictions makes a ban on Russian LNG imports unlikely. At the same time, potential measures on helium suggest Europeans are keen to avoid becoming dependent on the growing Russian industry
The EU and its member states are applying tools of economic statecraft. Now is the time for a full assessment of how well they have worked
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
The European Commission’s agreement with Hungary on anti-corruption reforms is significant. But, even if the Hungarian government does implement them, the measures alone are not sufficient to reverse democratic backsliding in the country
The Belarusian people are overwhelmingly against Russia’s war in Ukraine. European leaders should recall the 2020 uprisings in Belarus before conflating the country’s citizens with their illegitimate leader
The EU needs a sanctions doctrine – a framework to set out the goals, means, and risks for the use of economic measures
In the wake of the EU’s latest set of sanctions, European leaders should work quickly to take control of the narrative around sanctions
Putin is entertaining the idea of total economic war to force the EU weaken its sixth package of sanctions on Russia. Europeans should stay united and call what is likely to be a bluff
A European Solidarity Fund could help the EU preserve its unity as it engages in economic warfare. The fund would make it much more difficult for third countries to weaken Europe – and for Europeans to weaken themselves
Technological sovereignty matters. Russia will learn this the hard way as Western sanctions block access to the advanced technology its economy needs
The EU needs to develop an Anti-Coercion Instrument that acts as a powerful economic deterrent, but this alone will not sufficiently protect Europe against economic coercion
Disagreement over expanding the EU’s energy-related restrictions makes a ban on Russian LNG imports unlikely. At the same time, potential measures on helium suggest Europeans are keen to avoid becoming dependent on the growing Russian industry
The EU and its member states are applying tools of economic statecraft. Now is the time for a full assessment of how well they have worked
An effective sanctions campaign in wartime needs to be linked to a strategic industrial policy and technology control agenda in peacetime
The European Commission’s agreement with Hungary on anti-corruption reforms is significant. But, even if the Hungarian government does implement them, the measures alone are not sufficient to reverse democratic backsliding in the country
The Belarusian people are overwhelmingly against Russia’s war in Ukraine. European leaders should recall the 2020 uprisings in Belarus before conflating the country’s citizens with their illegitimate leader
The EU needs a sanctions doctrine – a framework to set out the goals, means, and risks for the use of economic measures
In the wake of the EU’s latest set of sanctions, European leaders should work quickly to take control of the narrative around sanctions
Putin is entertaining the idea of total economic war to force the EU weaken its sixth package of sanctions on Russia. Europeans should stay united and call what is likely to be a bluff
A European Solidarity Fund could help the EU preserve its unity as it engages in economic warfare. The fund would make it much more difficult for third countries to weaken Europe – and for Europeans to weaken themselves
Technological sovereignty matters. Russia will learn this the hard way as Western sanctions block access to the advanced technology its economy needs
Mark Leonard talks with Agathe Demarais about how sanctions work and how they can be truly effective
À seulement six mois de l’élection présidentielle américaine de novembre, les Européens s’efforcent de se préparer à une possible réélection de Donald Trump. Dans le domaine…
The European Council on Foreign Relations in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU is delighted to invite you to a debate on the principles that should guide Europe’s quest for economic sovereignty
Financial sanctions are ineffective if Chinese banks have no ties to Western instruments, such as the dollar or the Swift mechanism
Agathe Demarais comments on sanctions implementation against China on the eve of the G7 in Puglia
