Mark Leonard

What Liberal World Order?

As global power has shifted from the West to the “rest,” the liberal world order has become an increasingly contested idea

How Trump will save Europe

Ironically, the deeply Euroskeptic U.S. president and his ally in the Kremlin may provide the push Europe needs to finally resolve its biggest crises

Harnessing the Politics of Disruption

What both the Brexit vote and Trump's election show is a serious lack of confidence in existing institutions

Ten Foreign Policy Trends for 2017

Here are our ten trends (plus one bonus) that will define European foreign policy in 2017

The Coming Brexit Tragedy

With both sides ignoring the decline of the liberal world order, the Brexit process is set to result in tragedy for both the UK and EU

Europe, Alone in Trump’s World

Europeans will not only have to get used to Trump; they will have to look at the world through different eyes

EU-Turkey relations after July 15: Turning the page

A complex and explosive mixture of misunderstandings, bad blood and unrecognised but shared interests has brought EU-Turkey relationship to a critical juncture

Playing Defense in Europe

The dislocation and confusion of 2016 do not rival the turmoil of the interwar period, but they are certainly symptoms of a new interregnum