New ideas for Europe’s relations with China, Russia, and beyond
2011年9月9日 · Control-Alt-Deliver: A digital grand strategy for the European Union. José Ignacio Torreblanca, Giorgos Verdi. Policy Brief. The EU is falling behind the US and China in the digital realm. It urgently needs a new agenda combining innovation, security, and influence for an age of geopoliticised technology.
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Commentary. 7 October 2024. The Black Sea’s strategic importance is increasingly evident in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia’s weakening military capacity in the Black Sea region presents an opportunity for the EU to further its security, trade, and connectivity interests – while providing support for its littoral states.
Trust and trade-offs: How to manage Europe’s green technology
2024年5月29日 · Asia. Trust and trade-offs: How to manage Europe’s green technology dependence on China. Alexander Lipke. Janka Oertel. Daniel O’Sullivan. Policy Brief. 29 May 2024. BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) — Robots work at a welding workshop of Voyah, a Chinese electric auto brand, in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, April 1, 2024.
Vision 2030: Four steps towards the new EU enlargement
2023年7月3日 · The EU should do four things: set a target date of 2030 for enlargement; agree a plan to adapt EU policies to accept new members; formulate a ‘Madrid criterion’ of foreign policy alignment for aspiring members; and grant Kosovo candidate status.
EU Energy Deals Tracker - ECFR
2022年11月23日 · The tracker paints a striking picture of energy agreements involving the EU and its member states, drawing on the work of ECFR’s network of 27 associate researchers, Eurostat data on final energy consumption in 2020, and Bruegel estimates of gas imports in 2021. We would like to thank the following members of the ECFR’s research network for ...
Explore today’s challenges in European foreign policy | ECFR
Pawel Zerka. Policy Brief. 25 September 2024. Like the titular character in the movie “Barbie”, the EU is prone to regarding itself as more perfect than it really is. This year’s European Sentiment Compass lays bare the EU’s blind spots – and explains why ignoring them could have long-term repercussions for democracy inside the bloc.
Tracking Europe’s energy security: Four lessons from the EU ... - ECFR
2022年11月24日 · European policymakers are currently cautiously optimistic about the EU’s ability to make it through to spring 2023 without a major crisis. This optimism comes principally from the healthy level of gas storage in the EU, which stands above 95 per cent of capacity according to the International Energy Agency, combined with the warm autumn and winter so far.
ECFR’s top reads of 2021
2021年12月21日 · ECFR’s top reads of 2021. As the year draws to a close, ECFR presents a run-down of the ten most popular policy briefs and the ten most popular commentaries. For many people around the world, 2021 has been – like 2020 – one of the most challenging and pivotal years they have experienced. This is not only because of covid-19, but also for ...
Redefining Europe’s economic sovereignty - ECFR
2019年6月25日 · The incoming set of European leaders should develop an economic sovereignty strategy to boost Europe’s research and scientific base, enforce a level playing field in competition, protect assets critical to national security from foreign interference,and strengthen European monetary and financial autonomy.