Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies
Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna. He is a founding board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Board of Trustees of The International Crisis Group, European Investment Bank Global Advisory Council and the Board of Directors of GLOBSEC. He is a Financial Times contributing editor and the author of “Is it Tomorrow, Yet? How the Pandemic Changes Europe” (Allen Lane/Penguin, 2020); The Light that Failed: A Reckoning (Allen Lane/Penguin, 2019), co-authored with Stephen Holmes – won the 30th Annual Lionel Gelber Prize; “After Europe” (UPenn Press, 2017); “Democracy Disrupted. The Global Politics on Protest” (UPenn Press, 2014) and “In Mistrust We Trust: Can Democracy Survive When We Don’t Trust Our Leaders?” (TED Books, 2013).
When the fighting in Ukraine stops, America and Europe will likely end up facing Russia in a low-grade rivalry for years to come. Here is how to prevent that disordered rivalry from sliding into another war
Mark Leonard introduces his new book Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail. He is joined by Carl Bildt, Ivan Krastev, Gideon Rachman and Helle Thorning-Schmidt to unpack how capital, climate, chips, and civilisation are reshaping global politics
The event will explore recent developments in the international landscape and reflect on how Europeans can respond to an evolving global context. Mark Leonard will also present the main findings from his upcoming book ‘Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail‘. The discussion is organised in partnership with the Delegation of the…
A post-Western world is learning to love China, while Europeans are starting to fear America
How do publics around the world view geopolitics one year into the second Trump presidency? ECFR’s 2024 polling revealed that many middle-power societies welcomed Trump’s return to the White House. Yet twelve months on, perceptions of power, polarity, and alignment have shifted towards a multipolar, post-Western world. On the day of the launch of ECFR’s fourth Global Public Opinion Survey, this webinar will reveal how publics across 21 countries including China, India, Turkey,…
The re-election of President Donald Trump and the recent successes of right-wing parties across the world are posing a challenge to the established political…
Mark Leonard welcomes Carl Bildt and Ivan Krastev to discuss a new ECFR major report on how the United States president is reshaping European politics and redefining the continent’s geopolitical identity
A major new ECFR poll shows how, six months in, the US president is reshaping European politics and the continent’s geopolitical identity
Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal, particularly among traditional US allies
As the world prepares for a second Trump presidency and its transformative impact on the global order, Europe faces an urgent need to not only reassess its transatlantic ties but also to rethink engagement with other powers on its path to strategic interdependence. This event which will explore the findings of public opinion polling…
When the fighting in Ukraine stops, America and Europe will likely end up facing Russia in a low-grade rivalry for years to come. Here is how to prevent that disordered rivalry from sliding into another war
A post-Western world is learning to love China, while Europeans are starting to fear America
A major new ECFR poll shows how, six months in, the US president is reshaping European politics and the continent’s geopolitical identity
Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal, particularly among traditional US allies
New research confirms Ukrainians’ determination to fight and Europeans’ steady support for Kyiv. But a major divide lurks beneath this appearance of unity
Mainstream parties are hoping to prevent an anticipated far-right surge in this year’s European Parliament election. But the results of ECFR’s latest opinion poll suggest their current strategy could backfire – and what they should do instead
As Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, European leaders need to prevent Vladimir Putin from capitalising on war fatigue in the West. To maintain public support for backing Kyiv in this crucial election year, they should make clear that a Russian victory is not peace
European politics is divided between ‘crisis tribes,’ formed from different traumas. Climate and migration are set to be especially influential in this year’s European Parliament election
A new global opinion poll for ECFR reveals that many people outside the West want Europe and the US in their lives for all they have to offer – but that does not translate into full political alignment. People instead prefer an a la carte arrangement, in which their governments pragmatically select their partners depending on the matter at hand
Recent polling for ECFR suggests that Europeans have come closer together in their support for Ukraine. But the factors driving this unity are fragile, contingent, and may not last
From Trump to Lukashenka, authoritarians are discovering that this isn’t their kind of crisis
Victory for Joe Biden in November would empower liberals in former Habsburg lands
The Covid-19 crisis will dramatically reshape the EU’s response to all other crises it has faced in the last decade
As Western leaders gather in London this week, you might be able to detect a huge rupture beneath the surface
This month’s EU elections aren’t a fight between nationalists and progressives. They are total chaos
Right-wing populists think voters obsess about immigration. But that’s not the case
Fears about political and economic marginalisation have damped the spread of new EU-optimism to Central Europe
“Go and love yourself” is essentially Mr. Trump’s message to his European allies.
In the new polycentric world, global institutions must be reformed so that regional powers have a say in the system
The Deauville summit involving Sarkozy, Merkel and Medvedev was always likely to be a non-event, beyond the recognition that Europe is now a multipolar continent. Instead we need a new system – an informal trialogue on European security that would keep the EU united, Russia post-imperial and Turkey European
New ECFR/YouGov research reveals huge fluidity in current voting intentions: 70 percent of Europeans certain to vote are yet to make their choice. Nearly 100m swing voters are up for grabs
Mark Leonard introduces his new book Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail. He is joined by Carl Bildt, Ivan Krastev, Gideon Rachman and Helle Thorning-Schmidt to unpack how capital, climate, chips, and civilisation are reshaping global politics
The re-election of President Donald Trump and the recent successes of right-wing parties across the world are posing a challenge to the established political…
Mark Leonard welcomes Carl Bildt and Ivan Krastev to discuss a new ECFR major report on how the United States president is reshaping European politics and redefining the continent’s geopolitical identity
Mark Leonard welcomes Ivan Krastev to discuss how NATO membership can help Ukraine negotiate a durable peace
Jeremy Shapiro welcomes Timothy Garton Ash, Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard to discuss how public sentiment can guide Europe in building partnerships and the world of tomorrow
Mark Leonard, Timothy Garton Ash, and Ivan Krastev discuss the main findings of ECFR’s latest opinion poll
We turned 15! Time to reflect on the past years and ECFR’s role in helping Europe find a strong, united voice
New ECFR research reveals that Europe’s remarkable unity in the early days of the war is under threat from an emerging split – between those who want peace as soon as possible and those who favour justice for Ukraine
As covid-19 raged, speculation grew that the crisis would re– strengthen public support for the state; faith in…
Podcast de notre conférence du 24 avril « L'avenir de la démocratie en Europe » en partenariat avec la Revue Esprit, en présence…
The event will explore recent developments in the international landscape and reflect on how Europeans can respond to an evolving global context. Mark Leonard will also present the main findings from his upcoming book ‘Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail‘. The discussion is organised in partnership with the Delegation of the…
How do publics around the world view geopolitics one year into the second Trump presidency? ECFR’s 2024 polling revealed that many middle-power societies welcomed Trump’s return to the White House. Yet twelve months on, perceptions of power, polarity, and alignment have shifted towards a multipolar, post-Western world. On the day of the launch of ECFR’s fourth Global Public Opinion Survey, this webinar will reveal how publics across 21 countries including China, India, Turkey,…
As the world prepares for a second Trump presidency and its transformative impact on the global order, Europe faces an urgent need to not only reassess its transatlantic ties but also to rethink engagement with other powers on its path to strategic interdependence. This event which will explore the findings of public opinion polling…
In celebration of the opening of the ECFR Washington office, this public panel will look at the state of public opinion on the war in Ukraine from both sides of the Atlantic in the run up to the US presidential and European parliamentary elections. As the war in Ukraine has passed its second…
Exploring Russia’s global engagement and its implications for the West
Concluding that Russia poses a threat and that the EU let its dependencies grow too deep, the bloc so far attempted to decouple from Moscow. How should Europeans navigate the adversarial relationship in the future?
The event will launch an exciting new report by Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard, based on public opinion polling in 11 countries
ECFR policy brief “How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe”, mentioned by Formiche
Interview with Ivan Krastev on the future of Europe and transatlantic relations
Ivan Krastev comments on the American President’s tendency to surround himself with family and friends even in his professional life
Ivan Krastev on EU’s future
Ivan Krastev on the Meloni-Trump spat