The hazards of haste: EU migration policy under pressure
The 22 June migration mini-summit only underlined differences of national approaches to the crisis – but it will take creative thinking to solve it
Wider Europe
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Winning the normative war with Russia
How Europe can respond to the Russian challenge
4 takeaways from Turkey’s elections
From possible US sanctions to electing a new economic tsar, Erdogan has his hands full after Sunday’s elections
The World Cup in Kaliningrad: Potemkin Village or real change?
Moscow’s handling of Kaliningrad in recent years makes it no surprise World Cup fans are set to venture in from Poland for matches only rather than stay there
Power words: Europe’s stake in the Macedonian name dispute
By actively supporting Macedonia and Greece to settle their name conflict, the EU could energise other countries of the Western Balkans to engage in democratic reforms, while also strengthening their economic outlook – and counter an assertive Russia
A new approach for western Balkans enlargement
A three-step approach on a “more for more” basis will bring the EU and the countries of the western Balkans closer together
Digital supremacy
Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke, Angela Stanzel and André Loesekrug-Pietri, about the international race to develop artificial intelligence. The podcast was recorded on 4…
UN peacekeeping in Donbas? The stakes of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A transitional UN peacekeeping mission in, and international civilian administration of, Donbas would have two major benefits
The ECFR Power Audits
The four power audits show that Europeans, particularly when working together, retain the capacity to cooperate and compete effectively with all these powers. But they also show that, in each case, Europe is failing to do so.
Ukrainian elections: Poroshenko and proliferating populists
Four years after Euromaidan, the overall picture is bleak. Former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has established a lead in the polls – but she has done so by profiting from social and economic problems rather than addressing past faults