Bear any burden: How EU governments can manage the refugee crisis
The EU should broaden the scope of what is expected of member states on burden sharing on refugee crisis
Publications
Putin’s downfall: The coming crisis of the Russian regime
The current trajectory of the Russian regime is unstable and without dramatic change it will crumble within the next year
Survival of the richest: How oligarchs block reform in Ukraine
The penetration of Ukrainian politics by the super-rich oligarchy still forms a major obstacle to reform
Deals without borders: Europe’s foreign policy on migration
Europe has relied on outsourcing responsibility for managing migration to other countries, but has failed to offer real incentives to its partners
Xi’s army: Reform and loyalty in the PLA
China’s military reforms will give it greater capacity to project power overseas and will strengthen political control over the PLA
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
Five years on: A new European agenda for North Africa
Five years after the Arab uprisings in North Africa, the EU needs to avoid an “either-or” mentality on stability versus progress
China, the yuan and the IMF: Double or quits?
China faces a stark choice: double down or back down on market reforms in order to achieve its long-held ambition of establishing the yuan…
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
Danger on the High Seas: The East Asian Security Challenge
Europe’s member states have too much to lose from a maritime conflict in East Asia to maintain their current position as a cautious observers