US president Donald Trump’s almost exclusive reliance on friends and family as envoys to broker difficult foreign policy deals poses systemic risks for Europe. The Trump envoys typically plug into a ...

Iran’s attacks on the Gulf have convinced Abu Dhabi that accommodation with Tehran has failed. Leaving OPEC reflects the ...

Donald Trump is in Beijing, but Europeans should not expect decisive guidance or a grand bargain with Xi Jinping. They should ...

In May 2025, when US and Ukraine discussed the “minerals-for-aid” deal, Moscow pointed out the obvious: Russia’s rare-earth reserves dwarf Ukraine’s. By December, elements of that argument had crept ...

ECFR polling reveals that Peter Magyar’s mandate is far more complicated than EU leaders were hoping for: voters want ...

Under a barrage of cognitive warfare, European governments need institutions designed to interpret threats, coordinate ...

Despite the many threats around it—and in part because of them—the continent can emerge from this period stronger and more ...

In the last weeks, US lawmakers and the European Union have both failed to adopt their most recent packages of military and economic support for Ukraine. Both will reconvene to try again in the new ...

With the ejection of Trumpian hero Viktor Orban, Hungarians demanded a restored democracy. Now, Europe must support them ...

Ilie Bolojan’s toppling in a no-confidence vote has exposed Romania’s fiscal and political insecurities. Rebuilding the ...

Netanyahu promised Israelis a “new Middle East”; Trump imposed ceasefires instead. Now, the Israeli PM’s reliance on ...

As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens NATO, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continent ...