Once fierce advocates of military action against Tehran, Gulf countries now call for restraint and diplomacy. They once saw ...

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran could have serious implications across the Middle East, not least by exacerbating ...

Russia will likely try to keep the Iranian regime weak and out of Western reach, hoping to exploit any deal for its own gains ...

ECFR Council members urge European governments to pull every available lever to prevent escalation in the Middle ...

This ECFR discussion will explore the opportunities arising from the EU’s new International Digital Strategy, especially in the context of the upcoming Danish EU Presidency.

NATO members should designate their support for Ukraine as a contribution towards achieving 5% of domestic spending on ...

This week’s NATO summit sees defence spending at the top of the agenda. But, at the current estimation, Europe risks rearming ...

New ECFR polling suggests that Donald Trump is transforming political and geopolitical identities not only in the US, but also in Europe. Trump’s second presidency is recasting the European far-right ...

Ukrainian society in wartime. Leo Litra and Lesia Ogryzko welcome Fredrik Wesslau and Volodymyr Yermolenko to unpack how, over three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian society ...

Invalidation of the EU–US data-sharing agreement resulted in urgent renegotiations, while outrage over US surveillance died down. The most important development on intelligence cooperation in 2015 was ...

Israel has become the Middle East’s leading destabiliser, threatening key European interests. Europe must avoid making the ...