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At this year's Annual Council Meeting, ECFR brought together top policymakers, experts, and thought leaders to discuss the most pressing global challenges. Together, we explored Europe’s political choices in an age of ambition — a huge thank you to all who made it possible!…

Catch up on last week's episode of 'Ukraine inside out: the European pillar of security' This year's NATO summit in The Hague reignited debates about the alliance’s future—and whether its European pillar is finally stepping into a leadership role. And, with Ukraine’s full NATO…

🎧Yesterday, @markhleonard was joined by @vtcherneva, deputy director of ECFR, and @msimeonova11, head of ECFR’s Sofia office, to discuss the deteriorating political situation in Bulgaria. How can the EU confront the entanglement between oligarchs and state institutions in…

European integration and modernisation are little more than a façade, masking deep-rooted governance problems, writes @msimeonova11 in her commentary on the threats to Bulgarian democracy. bit.ly/3TX3xR6

The only strategically coherent long-term answer to this conundrum would be for Britain to rejoin the EU, painfully swallowing its pride and accepting that the new membership terms would be less favourable than those it had before, writes ECFR Council Member Timothy Garton Ash.…

The re-election of Donald Trump led to a swift alignment of business and politics, with Big Tech companies promoting MAGA-aligned narratives in Europe, while simultaneously looking to advance business interests aggressively. This panel explores how and if the EU is able to…

As Israel and Hamas edge toward a ceasefire, shifts are under way in both: Hamas is quietly opening up to decommissioning and Israel’s security elite is realising military victory is a myth. European leaders have a rare chance to help shift the Gaza war from attrition to…

A snapback extension remains a difficult means to an even more difficult end: securing new US-Iran negotiations and a new nuclear deal. But Europeans need to be fully invested in this process, writes Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy director of @ECFRMena Read Ellie's commentary in full:…

Office and Programme Coordinator @IreneSanCo recommends 'the Maniac' by Benjamín Labatut for your summer enterntainment. Check out this and the other recommendations here: bit.ly/3IqL6Ss

Bulgaria celebrated its entry into the euro zone this month, but inside the country, opposition figures are being arrested and its judiciary is crumbling. This democratic backsliding risks undermining the EU from within, writes @msimeonova11, head of @ECFRSofia:…

🎙️ New week, new podcast This week @markhleonard is joined by @vtcherneva, deputy director of ECFR, and @msimeonova11, head of ECFR's Sofia office, to discuss threats to democracy in Bulgaria. 🎧 Click to listen to this week's episode in full: bit.ly/4f9f5dJ

Hamas’s current proposal amounts to a de facto offer of disarmament while allowing the group to save face—an outcome a former senior US diplomat characterised as “ideal for Israel”, writes @muhammadshehad2 Read his latest commentary for @ECFRMena for more:…

Podcast LIVE from last weekend's Aspen Security Conference @ECFRStates @markhleonard is joined by @JyShapiro and Tom Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Strobe Talbott Centre, to discuss all things US domestic and foreign policy. 🎧Listen here:…

Through its alliance with Libya’s Haftar family, Russia has established a vast criminal infrastructure that enables it to weaponize migration and sow political discord across Europe, notes @ECFR’s @Tmegrisi. bit.ly/4f2ViwE

The deadline is looming for Britain, France and Germany to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran. They are right to consider an extension to this “snapback” mechanism—and China could play a crucial role in what comes next, writes Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy director of…

Britain's recent strategic realignment towards the EU is not consistent with the withdrawal of vested interests in Europe that Brexit represents. 'The only rational long-term strategy is to rejoin the EU', writes ECFR Council Member Timothy Garton Ash in his latest commentary:…

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Britain is great at muddling through. But imagine if its leaders knew where they were heading: ecfr.eu/article/britai… via @ecfr

More summer entertainment recs. @TaszuC, policy fellow and deputy head of ECFR's Rome office, recommends "Black Doves", available on Netflix. Click to check out the full list of recommendations: bit.ly/3IqL6Ss

🎙️New podcast episode ⛰️This week, @markhleonard is joined by @JyShapiro, director of ECFR's US Programme, and Tom Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Strobe Talbott Centre, LIVE from the Aspen Security Conference @ECFRStates 🎧Listen here:…