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Quick off the bloc: Security challenges for the next European Commission

The appointment of the new European Commission, which will begin its work in November, comes at a critical time for the European Union. Between 2002...

Goodbye, realpolitik: Germany, France, and the rise of Euroscepticism

It has been a momentous few weeks in German and French politics. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won its first state election – and achieved...

Going ballistic: How Europeans can respond to Iranian military support for Russia

European and US governments announced this week that Iran has supplied Russia with several hundred short range ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine – a...

Swamp Chronicles: Chris Murphy on America’s metaphysical malaise

Statistics show that the United States has a robust economy flush with opportunity; but poll after poll of the American public indicates discontent. The 2024...

How Germany’s extremist parties are shaping its foreign policy debate

German state elections typically revolve around matters such as immigration and social security. But the recent elections in Thuringia and Saxony in the country’s east...

The US election will overturn Europe’s strategic status quo

With the US election just two months away, European decision-makers have gone from grappling with Trumpian nightmare scenarios – new trade wars, abandoning Ukraine, withdrawing...

Keep your frenemies close: Why von der Leyen should mend her relationship with Meloni

As the tussle for the European Union’s top jobs continues into September, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has made a conciliatory choice for commissioner. Rome...

The future of the world may depend on what a few thousand Pennsylvania voters think about their grocery bills

On 5 November, people around the globe will tune in to watch the world election. It’s not a “world” election in the sense of the...

The world after the West: Sasha Gabuev and Mikhail Komin on Russia’s role in international organisations

Russia is influential in international organisations: a permanent member of the UN Security Council, it also participates in geoeconomic groups such as the G20, and...

Fatal attraction: Republicans and the future of Trump

In the run-up to America’s presidential election, ECFR’s US programme has launched a new podcast, “Swamp Chronicles”. The mini-series delves into the crucial discussions and...