By stationing troops in Lithuania, Germany sets a precedent that other European powers may soon be pressed to emulate.

Once a beacon of progressive hope, Tunisia’s economy teeters on the brink and its president jails opponents and scapegoats ...

Britain’s new Strategic Defence Review largely ignores its largest and closest partner, the EU. To ensure its NATO first approach doesn’t become a NATO only one, London should expand its ...

This week, Mark Leonard is joined by Piotr Buras, head of ECFR’s Warsaw office, for a 15-minute rapid-response episode dissecting the outcome of Poland’s presidential election.Yesterday, right-wing ...

Wider Europe The Wider Europe programme aims to help the European Union defend its interests and values in the Western Balkans, Turkey, Russia, and eastern Europe, as well as the South Caucasus and ...

The EU and South Africa should accept political differences and pursue a pragmatic partnership, mutually strengthening ...

The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) today launched its new data platform, an open-access repository designed to unlock the wealth of information from ECFR’s public opinion polls.

The EU’s external image depends more on history than public relations. To improve it, European leaders need to make sure the ...

The war in Ukraine and waning trust in US protection have prompted the EU to take more responsibility for its own security.

In mid-March, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez confidently asserted to his European allies that Russia will not “bring its troops across the Pyrenees.” This sentiment echoes a European belief ...

The Africa programme analyses the geopolitics of the Africa-Europe relationship. In particular, the programme delves into relations between the African Union and the European Union to find creative ...

Drones have become a central weapon of the Russo-Ukrainian war, with the number of uncrewed systems—mostly airborne but not exclusively—reaching astonishing levels. In early 2024, Ukraine aimed to ...