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Poland’s presidency: A new European leadership
On 1 January, Poland assumed presidency of the EU Council. But it steps into the spotlight during a period of seismic geopolitical shifts. With the w…
1 year ago
Ten foreign policy predictions for 2025
2024 was a year of intense geopolitical shifts and growing uncertainty. But one thing remains consistent: ECFR’s ever-popular predictions podcast. In…
1 year ago
Forging peace: Europe’s role in Ukraine’s future
As Donald Trump’s return to the presidency looms, European leaders are intensifying their diplomatic efforts. Emmanuel Macron has met with Donald Tus…
1 year ago
A fragmented world: Europe’s geoeconomic dilemmas
As the world becomes increasingly disordered and fragmented, Europe faces mounting geoeconomic challenges on multiple fronts: Russia’s war in Ukraine…
1 year, 1 month ago
Live from the Doha Forum: The Middle East after Assad
Given the turbulence across Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran, conversations at this year’s Doha Forum highlighted a Middle East region, and a world ord…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump’s return: What’s next for the war in Ukraine
Its almost three years after Russia invaded Ukraine and, despite small Russian gains in the east, the war looks no closer to reaching a military conc…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ceasefire in Lebanon
After weeks of negotiations, US president Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon. However, it remains un…
1 year, 1 month ago
Brazil’s role in a changing world order
On Monday, the world’s 20 largest economies descended on Rio de Janeiro for the annual G20 summit. But Brazil’s wider role in the shifting world orde…
1 year, 1 month ago
What Trump’s election means for Europe
Donald Trump's first stint as president – with his “America First” stance and isolationist foreign policy – disrupted relations between the US and Eu…
1 year, 2 months ago
Germany special: The coalition collapse
On 6 November, the same day that Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his minister of finance, Chr…
1 year, 2 months ago