Too many Europeans are quietly aligning with America and Israel’s war against Iran. Instead, they urgently need to pursue ...

The US has threatened Spain with a trade embargo for refusing it access to Spanish military bases. European leaders should ...

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have plunged the Middle East into wider war. Retaliation, regional entanglements and disrupted ...

As the conflict threatens to escalate, European governments must make an assertive case for diplomacy and prepare for ...

Syrians are rebuilding their country from the ruins of dictatorship, but progress could stall without a clear vision for the future ...

May 2025 Anatomy of a chokepoint Mapping power and conflict in the Red Sea This ECFR project maps the Red Sea region as a nexus of conflict, regional rivalries and global power plays. To address the ...

Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has been a geopolitical whirlwind, ranging from threatening to buy Greenland to branding the Ukrainian president a “dictator”. He has also cast doubts on ...

Donald Trump has been back in the White House for a whole year, Russia is still waging war in Ukraine and Europeans are trying to reassert their influence in a multipolar world. ECFR’s most popular ...

With America’s credibility eroding, Europeans are looking for alternatives to US extended nuclear deterrence. Leaders should ...

South Koreans still regard America as an ally, but frictions in their relationship could resurface at any point. The EU and South Korea should use 2026 to deepe ...

Merz’s trip is less a bilateral tour than a signal setting moment: his words and stance will influence whether Europe pivots to a more assertive China strategy ...