ECFR’s summer reading list – a safe haven for August
Welcome to your August reading list!
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Special ECFR Quarantimes – with Joseph Wu
Taiwan’s experience with fighting the coronavirus has shown that there is a way in overcoming pandemics without sacrificing fundamental values like democracy, freedom and human rights
ECFR Quarantimes #10 – with C. Raja Mohan
How is the coronavirus crisis reshaping India’s geopolitics? Amid tensions with China, the US' global withdrawal as well as hyper-globalisation, C. Raja Mohan, Director of the Insitute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, calls for a new compact between India and the West to produce a new world order for the 21st century.
ECFR Quarantimes #9 – with Niall Ferguson
In his latest paper "Black Swans, Dragon Kings and Gray Rhinos", best-selling author and renowned historian Niall Ferguson explains what the First World War and the outbreak of covid-19 have in common. What socio-economic, political and geopolitical lessons can we draw as we face the consequences of the coronavirus?
ECFR Quarantimes #8 – with Wolfgang Schmidt
Has the coronavirus been Europe’s ‘Hamiltonian’ moment?
ECFR Quarantimes #7 – with Carlos Lopes
What will the future of Africa-Europe relations look like? Will there be opportunities for a renewed partnership? Carlos Lopes, African Union High Representative for Partnerships with Europe and Professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town shares his view from Africa on the evolving international order, geopolitical trends, and the impact on EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID-19 world
ECFR Quarantimes #6 – with Ann Linde
"Now is the time for realism, cooperation, compromise and a common vision. This is really a bad crisis. But in the midst of chaos, there is always an opportunity."
ECFR Quarantimes #5 – with Karolina Wigura
What kind of role do emotions play in the response to covid-19? How could the pandemic contaminate Europe's democracy when illiberal populists use it to seize more power?
Deep Dive into Russia: Russia and the OSCE-based European order
This week we will have with us Andrey Zagorsky, professor at MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) and IMEMO (the Institute of World Economy and International Relations). Andrey will speak about “Russia and the OSCE-based European order".
ECFR Quarantimes #4 – with Frank Snowden
What lessons can we draw from post pandemic’s to prepare our politics, economies and societies for the future? Frank Snowden, Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University, explores them in this week’s Quarantimes
Articles
ECFR’s summer reading list – a safe haven for August
Welcome to your August reading list!
Sand in your laptop: The ECFR August reading list
Welcome to your August reading list
Press release: Despite record support for EU, Europe’s voters fear collapse
See coverage in The Guardian, La Stampa, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, Gazeta Wyborcza Seven days out from election day –…
Press release: ECFR’s new governance and new focus
Board members Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag; and Lykke Friis, former minister of Climate and Energy, former minister…
Press release: Almost 100 million swing voters up for grabs in EU elections, according to major new report
ECFR report, backed by pan-European polling, debunks ‘five myths’ about the forthcoming election. Finds evidence of volatility, rather than a shift to extremes, in Europe’s electorate – with up to 30 percent of voters yet to decide how to cast their ballot. ‘Belief in the system’ is the key indicator towards understanding and engaging the electorate.
A majority of Europe’s voters do not consider migration to be the most important issue, according to major new poll
Corruption, living standards, housing, unemployment and health rank above, or alongside, migration as key issues for European voters. Despite anti-immigration rhetoric across Europe, many voters view domestic issues as chief concerns. Voters in Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania and Spain are more concerned about people leaving their country than coming in.
How the EU should respond to Trump’s immigration order
An open letter to European leaders
Turkey after July 15: The view from Ankara
Dr. Ibrahim Kalin, Ambassador and Presidential Spokesperson, speaks to ECFR about the July 15 coup attempt and its aftermath.
Remembering Jo Cox
Jo Cox is a symbol of the very best of British and European values, and her murder a tragic reminder of the consequences of irrationality and hate
Article 42.7: An explainer
What does France's invocation of Article 42.7 - the EU's mutual defence provision - mean for the EU and its member states
Specials
Britain in Europe Renegotiation Scorecard
The scorecard assesses the support that components of the reform agenda enjoy in Europe’s capitals.
Video
Special ECFR Quarantimes – with Joseph Wu
Taiwan’s experience with fighting the coronavirus has shown that there is a way in overcoming pandemics without sacrificing fundamental values like democracy, freedom and human rights
ECFR Quarantimes #10 – with C. Raja Mohan
How is the coronavirus crisis reshaping India’s geopolitics? Amid tensions with China, the US' global withdrawal as well as hyper-globalisation, C. Raja Mohan, Director of the Insitute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, calls for a new compact between India and the West to produce a new world order for the 21st century.
ECFR Quarantimes #9 – with Niall Ferguson
In his latest paper "Black Swans, Dragon Kings and Gray Rhinos", best-selling author and renowned historian Niall Ferguson explains what the First World War and the outbreak of covid-19 have in common. What socio-economic, political and geopolitical lessons can we draw as we face the consequences of the coronavirus?
ECFR Quarantimes #8 – with Wolfgang Schmidt
Has the coronavirus been Europe’s ‘Hamiltonian’ moment?
ECFR Quarantimes #7 – with Carlos Lopes
What will the future of Africa-Europe relations look like? Will there be opportunities for a renewed partnership? Carlos Lopes, African Union High Representative for Partnerships with Europe and Professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town shares his view from Africa on the evolving international order, geopolitical trends, and the impact on EU-Africa relations in a post-COVID-19 world
ECFR Quarantimes #6 – with Ann Linde
"Now is the time for realism, cooperation, compromise and a common vision. This is really a bad crisis. But in the midst of chaos, there is always an opportunity."
ECFR Quarantimes #5 – with Karolina Wigura
What kind of role do emotions play in the response to covid-19? How could the pandemic contaminate Europe's democracy when illiberal populists use it to seize more power?
Deep Dive into Russia: Russia and the OSCE-based European order
This week we will have with us Andrey Zagorsky, professor at MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations) and IMEMO (the Institute of World Economy and International Relations). Andrey will speak about “Russia and the OSCE-based European order".
ECFR Quarantimes #4 – with Frank Snowden
What lessons can we draw from post pandemic’s to prepare our politics, economies and societies for the future? Frank Snowden, Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University, explores them in this week’s Quarantimes
ECFR Quarantimes #3 – with Arancha González
Arancha González, Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, shares her thinking on how global health can help revive multilateralism
Podcasts
ECFR Clips: In defence of Europe
ECFR council member Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor at the University of Athens, puts the blame for the rise of euroscepticism on the eurozone crisis and a…
Entretien avec François Godement et Agatha Kratz sur la dévaluation du yuan et ses conséquences sur l’économie mondiale.
Tara Varma, coordinatrice du bureau parisien de l'ECFR, s'est entretenue avec François Godement, directeur du programme Asie & Chine de l'ECFR, et Agatha Kratz,…
In the media
The New Statesman refers to ECFR’s latest opinion poll revealing that many Europeans think that the US system is broken.
The Danish newspaper refers to ECFR’s polling results showing that 4/10 Danes think their country’s influence decreased within the EU.
ECFR new report on European sovereignty is highlighted in the FT Brussels Briefing.
The Deutsche Welle refers to ECFR’s Unlock study and its results about the transatlantic relations.
An ECFR study shows that 62 per cent of Europeans have a worsening view of China under state and party leader Xi.