A nuclear deterrent does not preclude major war. Putin has learnt this lesson—now Europe needs to do the same.

The new defence investment plan is weighed down by the habits of Britain’s defence establishment. By contrast, the British public appear readier to accept chang ...

Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister, is clear-eyed about his domestic political priorities. But, with the world order in flux, all eyes are on hi ...

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United States is focused on doing business, at the expense of peace. There are ways for ...

La chiusura dello Stretto di Hormuz ha posto l'Europa di fronte a una doppia sfida: ripensare la transizione energetica in un ...

Those who follow only intergovernmental negotiations or debates in the media might think that nothing has changed in the ...

As the rise of the new right and “MAGA-ization” of politics is having a greater impact on the UK and Europe, this event will ...

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 ...

The draft US peace plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine appeases many Russian demands. Yet Moscow will likely still find the deal unacceptable ...

When it comes to foreign policy, history shows us there are two types of US vice president. A few amass outsized power and influence, like George W. Bush’s second in command, Dick Cheney, who was the ...

The Accra Initiative aims to prevent spillover of terrorism from the Sahel and to address transnational organised crime and violent extremism in member countries’ border areas. cross-border security ...

Power is now defined by control over flows of people, goods, money, and data, and via the connections they establish. Only states that see the new map of geopolitical power clearly will be able to ...