New ideas for Europe’s relations with China, Russia, and beyond
WEBSep 9, 2011 · Our work involves many issues relating to Europe and foreign policy, and our programmes focus on Africa, Asia, the Middle East & North Africa, and Wider Europe. ECFR has a mission: to build a stronger Europe in a world of growing challenges – from China and Russia to climate change, geo-economics, security, and more.
About ECFR | ECFR
WEBAbout ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We …
Principles for global order: How Europeans and the global south
WEBNov 9, 2022 · European leaders realise the old global order is crumbling. The violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia – a member of the UN Security Council, which is the supposed steward of that order – …
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WEBWorking at ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, experts, and influencers to share ideas. We …
Romania’s presidency of the EU: Good policy, bad politics
WEBJan 4, 2019 · This week, Romania assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time. In the next six months, the country will have the opportunity to shape the EU’s agenda and increase Romanian influence on policy issues such as Brexit, Europe’s neighbourhood, Western Balkans countries’ accession talks, and the broader future of the European project.
Profile: Mark Leonard - ECFR
WEBDec 21, 2018 · English, French, German. Mark Leonard is co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, the first pan-European think – tank. He is also the current Henry A Kissinger chair in foreign policy and international relations at the US Library of Congress, Washington DC. His topics of focus include geopolitics and geoeconomics ...
Out of the dark: Reinventing European defence cooperation
WEBMar 18, 2022 · Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has had a galvanic effect on Europeans’ attitude towards defence. Germany announced a dramatic increase in defence spending; the European Union decided to provide weapons to Ukraine; and, at a summit in Versailles on 10-11 March, European leaders affirmed the need to “take further decisive steps towards building our ...
Three key areas of Europe’s climate diplomacy | ECFR
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · COP26 was a coming of age for Europe’s climate diplomacy. But to mature into a global leader on climate issues, the European Union and its member states must collectively address three challenges: how to diversify global energy supply and industrial value chains; build credible partnerships and strong alliances; and provide state finance, development aid, and private investment structures.
Gridlock: Why Europe’s electricity infrastructure is holding ... - ECFR
WEBOct 26, 2023 · First, the European grid urgently needs modernisation. Around 40 per cent is over 40 years old, just ten years off its typical lifespan. An aging grid not only loses some electricity transmitted through it, but it cannot be connected to new sources of renewable energy, creating a bottleneck on green electricity generation in some EU member states.
Four steps to support Europe-Iran trade under a revived JCPOA
WEBJun 24, 2021 · 4. Make better use of INSTEX, the government-backed trade mechanism established to support European trade with Iran. The INSTEX mission should be understood to be the preservation of the Iran nuclear deal through economic means, a track that will require greater European political support to be meaningfully operationalised.