On Iraq, it’s time to call Europe
The US presidential candidates should agree to set up an entirely independent team to canvass European views and share ideas for what do next in Iraq
Experts & Staff
Daniel Korski
ECFR Alumni · Former Senior Policy Fellow
Biography
Daniel Korski used to work for ECFR as Senior Policy Fellow.
Weaning Afghanistan off drugs
The Afghan opium economy continues to grow. To have any chance of success, international efforts need to focus on security and bringing criminal kingpins to justice through a specialised UN court.
New German security strategy – Going it alone?
CDU’s new draft National Security Strategy is a useful document but one that seems to be ignoring the benefits of being part of the EU
Despite their “victory”, Serbia’s moderates still need the EU’s help
Having defied expectations, Serbia now deserve all the help Europe can give
No Afghan spring
The assasination attempt on Hamid Karzai should prompt a re-think of the international community’s Afghan policy
Making Europe’s voice louder
While public and cultural diplomacy is seen as key to addressing many of Europe’s national security challenges, the EU’s efforts remain disjointed and need revamping
Solving Kosovo’s Kosovo
Solving Mitrovica – Kosovo’s Kosovo – will require robust action by NATO and the EU, but also innovative thinking
Goodbye Balkans, Hello Adriatic Penninsula
The EU?s Western Balkans policy has had a mixed record since 2001 and new thinking is required in preparation for the next Commission
Seeking a new international approach on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Kai Eide’s appointment as the UN envoy in Kabul provides an opportunity to craft a new international strategy for Afghanistan and the region
London calling: How Britain now runs European security
With French President Sarkozy due in London, almost despite itself Britain has again become the centerpiece of European security cooperation
Publications
Egypt’s hybrid revolution: A bolder EU approach
How Europe can help Egypt’s move towards democracy
Beyond wait-and-see: the way forward for EU Balkan policy
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Can the EU rebuild failing states? A review of Europe’s civilian capacities.
Have broken promises and treating Afghanistan, DR Congo and Iraq left the EU without the capacity to prevent fragile states from failing?
Shaping Europe’s Afghan Surge
Will the military surge in Afghanistan fail without a civilian surge?
Re-wiring the US-EU relationship
With the pivotal change of leadership in Washington, the US and the EU may have an ideal moment to strengthen the US-EU institutional bond
Fact sheet on NATO deployments in Afghanistan
Read our Fact Sheet comparing NATO troop deployment figures in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Europe’s Forgotten War
Daniel Korski argues that the international coalition should overhaul their Afghanistan strategy and strike a ‘grand bargain’ to stabilise the war-torn country
Articles
Egypt’s popular putsch
It is too early to write off Egypt's revolution. Unlike in the past, politics is now a live issue across the country, and that popular force is a difficult one to control or stop, and even the steps that have been taken now seemed impossible just over a year ago.
The year of the HUBRICS
With Europe and much of the West facing a seemingly painful decline, attention continues to shift to the BRICS and the world's other rising powers. But are these countries overplaying their hands as the cracks begin to show in their economic virility?
Without military reform Egypt cannot democratise
Egypt will struggle to progress towards democracy unless some form of military reform takes place. The first challenge is to make sure that any moves towards reform are palatable to the entrenched interests of Military Inc.
Mission manual
Wars are easy to start, hard to fight, and often harder still to end. Learning the right lessons from past wars, recent and old ones, is absolutely key. In Libya the international community must also keep its focus on political rather than military aims.
What Europe needs to do on Libya
The EU needs to act on Libya. If it doesn't, the consequences for Europe – in terms of migration, energy revenues and support for terrorism – could be disasterous. Here are eight concrete steps that European leaders should consider taking.
Taming Libya’s mad dog
If there ever was a need and an opportunity for Europe to show its muscles, Colonel Gaddafi is providing one. The test is a different one for the EU after the turmoil in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond, but European leaders can no longer look the other way.
The Middle East needs Germany
The fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime in Egypt has not so much given Israel a headache as a migraine. Europe – and Germany in particular – needs to play a leading role in reassuring Israel and keeping Middle East peace on track.
Kyrgyzstan: Russia?s Rwanda
Just as France maintained links with its former colonies in Central Africa, Moscow has maintained ties with the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia. In light of the recent violence in its backyard nation of Kyrgyzstan, what lessons can Russia learn from France?s experience in Central Africa?
Western Balkans: The way out of the EU?s waiting room
Pre-occupied with its financial troubles, the EU is no longer paying attention to the Western Balkans. As a result it is losing credibility and influence in a region that may slide back towards instability.
What is a Cleggservative foreign policy?
Forget reputations. Britain’s new coalition government of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will temper its foreign policy approach with a healthy dose of pragmatism.
In the media
Daniel Korski is quoted on Serbia relation with the EU
Daniel Korski is quoted on Serbia EU candidacy
Daniel Korski discusses the EU's Balkans strategy
Daniel Korski predicts the directions Vladimir Putin may take in Russia
In an interview, Daniel Korski discusses Libya's security challenge