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The new Davos man: Ukraine, energy, and global powers
Three months into Russia’s war on Ukraine, social, economic, and political leaders from across the globe retreated to Davos in the Swiss alps to disc…
3 years, 7 months ago
European solidarity and the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s war on Ukraine has led to an unprecedented display of European unity. But the European Union now faces a daunting combination of migration, …
3 years, 7 months ago
Germany’s Zeitenwende: what does it mean for Europe?
German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is facing criticism for not meeting the expectations he created with his Zeitenwende speech. But how fair is this cri…
3 years, 8 months ago
The age of the strongman
The world is currently focused on one strongman: Putin. Yet strongmen are threatening democracies across the globe. Mark Leonard is joined this week …
3 years, 8 months ago
A European Confederation: a common political platform for peace
As Russia undermines democracies and reduces Ukrainian territory to a mere power play, European ideology is flourishing more than ever before. In thi…
3 years, 8 months ago
New era, new alliance: NATO, Sweden, and Finland
As Russia shifts the focus of its military offensive to southern and eastern Ukraine, Finland and Sweden are moving closer to NATO membership. In thi…
3 years, 8 months ago
What a Le Pen presidency would mean for Europe and the world
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face off against each other in the second round of the French presidential election on April 24. We have a goo…
3 years, 9 months ago
European defence reloaded
Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned European defence and security policy upside down. The German Zeitenwende, the Versailles Summit in March, and the …
3 years, 9 months ago
The Middle East and the Ukraine war: energy supplies, nuclear deals and regional tensions
Mark Leonard is joined by the head of ECFR's Middle East and North Africa programme Julien Barnes-Dacey, ECFR visiting fellow Cinzia Bianco, professo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ukrainian identity and Russian strategy
Mark Leonard is joined by Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow at ECFR and Ukraine expert, and Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher and edito…
3 years, 9 months ago