European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015
The fifth edition of ECFR’s Foreign Policy Scorecard examines EU’s response to a year of crisis
Experts & Staff
Francisco de Borja Lasheras
ECFR Alumni · Head of ECFR Madrid Office & Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Multilateral diplomacy, European foreign and security policy, Spanish foreign policy, EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, nation-building
Languages
Spanish, English, French, German, conversational Serbo-Croat & basic Russian
Biography
Francisco de Borja Lasheras worked for ECFR until February 2018.
The battle of Europe’s utopias
The EU’s austerity policies have led to a fragmentation of its power, encouraging the rise of populist parties
Francisco de Borja Lasheras sobre las implicaciones de la crisis de Ucrania en la diplomacia internacional
Francisco de Borja Lasheras analiza, en una entrevista en Onda Cero Menorca el pasado 19 de diciembre de 2014, las consecuencias internacionales de la…
Can Steinmeier and Hammond reset Bosnia?
Halting Bosnia’s eight-year downward trend and boosting the country’s momentum towards Europe is the main goal of Steinmeier and Hammond’s proposal
Francisco de Borja Lasheras sobre las pretensiones de Rusia tras Crimea
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, director adjunto de ECFR Madrid, es entrevistado en Radio Capital (Argentina) sobre las pretensiones de Rusia tras la invasión de…
The Finlandisation of Ukraine
Influential voices are pushing for the Finlandisation of Ukraine, but this proposal ignores both the actual experience of Finland with the Soviet Union and the real causes of the present crisis with the Kremlin.
Francisco de Borja Lasheras sobre las consecuencias de la crisis de Ucrania
Ponencia de Francisco de Borja Lasheras, director adjunto de ECFR Madrid, en la Universidad del País Vasco el pasado 29 de octubre de 2014
Ukraine’s elections: Another Maidan, another Bosnia?
Twenty-five after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the West’s perspective on Eastern Europe is still often overshadowed by its view of Russia.
Eight inconvenient truths on Bosnia and EU policy in the Western Balkans
The EU’s policy in Bosnia is failing, and as the country heads for implosion, Europe must change course
Francisco de Borja Lasheras sobre las facciones españolas ante Ucrania
Audio de la ponencia de Francisco de Borja Lasheras en el debate sobre Ucrania organizado por ECFR y El País en Madrid
Publications
Return to instability: How migration and great power politics threaten the Western Balkans
EU’s weakness is prompting a new scramble for power for the Balkans with Russia, Turkey and other actors
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016
The sixth ECFR Foreign Policy Scorecard highlights the EU’s diminishing ability to influence its neighbours, and the neighbourhood’s growing impact on the EU
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015
The fifth edition of ECFR’s Foreign Policy Scorecard examines EU’s response to a year of crisis
Articles
A Great European Society?
The return of identity politics and nationalism has put the postmodern Europe that sought to dilute and mitigate national and regional identities on the ropes
Curtain comes down on Balkan Hague tribunals
Many crimes remain unanswered for, but with the Hague phase essentially over, it is about time for the difficult process of reconciliation
Three myths about Catalonia’s independence movement
Spain faces its worst constitutional crisis since the failed 1981 coup d’état, driven by Brexit-style populism
Views from the capitals: What to do about Turkey?
Can the EU-Turkey relationship be salvaged? Key EU capitals give their views
Views from the Capitals: Working with President Macron
Macron’s win was received with a sigh of relief across Europe, but what follows cannot be “politics as usual”. Can he garner support in the European Union?
Turn the search light outwards
In focusing exclusively on Western crimes, parts of the European Left are letting Putin and Assad off the hook for Syria and Ukraine
Ukraine’s rising Euroscepticism
Ukraine’s pivot towards the West has barely begun, but fatigue and frustration are already setting in
Pastiche politics: Macedonia, democracy and the faltering journey to Europe
This weekend’s parliamentary elections in Macedonia are, ironically, an exercise in strengthening anti-democratic forces
Letter to a besieged Europe
Francisco de Borja Lasheras gives a wake-up call for Europe to address its most pressing challenges before it is too late
Views from the Capitals: Europe reacts to President-elect Trump
What do EU countries think of Donald Trump’s victory?
Podcasts
Impresiones sobre Bosnia – Francisco de Borja Lasheras
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, jefe de la oficina de ECFR en Madrid, nos relata su viaje a Bosnia. …
¿Vaso medio lleno o medio vacío? Impresiones sobre Ucrania; por Borja Lasheras
Borja Lasheras, director de la oficina de ECFR en Madrid, refleja sus impresiones sobre Ucrania ahora que la liberalización de visados y el Acuerdo de…
European Reactions to Macron’s Victory
This week, rather than putting out our ordinary podcast, we're leaving the floor to Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, head of ECFR Paris, who's hosting a discussion…
Views from the Capitals on the French election
Nouveau podcast de notre série sur l'élection présidentielle de 2017 ayant pour objectif de traiter les thèmes d'actualité et de contribuer au débat…
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, director de la oficina de ECFR Madrid, entrevista a Andreja Stojkovski, en Skopje, Macedonia.
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, director de la oficina de ECFR Madrid, entrevista a Andreja Stojkovski, presidente del Macedonian Centre for European Traininng, en Skopje, Macedonia
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Spain’s new government and Brexit High Court ruling
Mark Leonard speaks with Cristina Manzano, Editor-in-Chief of the Spanish newspaper Es Global, and Borja Lasheras, ECFR’s director of the Madrid office, about the new…
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine: Sergei Pronkin
ECFR’s head of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, speaks with Sergei Pronkin about why the Lenin monument in Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine was…
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine: Mash Keli
ECFR’s head of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, speaks with Ukrainian teacher Mash Keli about what the situation is like now in Sloviansk…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Summer Readings
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR experts Vessela Tcherneva, Silvia Francescon, Ulrike Franke, Borja Lasheras, and board member Ivan Krastev, about summer readings. The…
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, Director de ECFR Madrid, habla con Zoryan Kiss, un activista LGBT en Ucrania.
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, Director de ECFR Madrid, habla con Zoryan Kiss, un activista LGBT en Ucrania, sobre el progreso de los derechos del colectivo…
In the media
Borja Lasheras is quoted regarding Bosnia war
France 24 interviews Francisco de Borja Lasheras on the constitutional crisis as the Catalonia parliament reconvenes.
RTVE interviews Francisco de Borja Lasheras on the presidential elections in Rusia
El País interviews Francisco de Borja Lasheras about Catalan pro-independence propaganda spread on Russia public news.
Francisco de Borja Lasheras speaks about Catalonia's election this week