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Europe confronts Trump: the politics of transatlantic relations Podcast Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes 31 January 2025 Mark Leonard welcomes Camille Lons, Marta Prochwicz Jazowska, Jana Puglierin, José Ignacio Torreblanca and Arturo Varvelli to discuss how European capitals are responding to Trump’s dramatic return to the White House

The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European level and promote informed debate about Europe’s role in ...

Oct 1, 2007 · Welcome to ECFR.eu With a policy team in seven capitals — London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Sofia, Madrid and Warsaw — ECFR is the first genuinely pan-European think-tank, bringing together some of our continent?'s most distinguished researchers and analysts.

5 days ago · Trump at Davos Donald Trump’s return marks the start of an anti-Davos age, defined by the lack not only of a global order but also of any desire to create one. The world should expect deeper fragmentation and chaos in the face of unresolved crises and frequent disruptions

ECFR policy briefs share new foreign policy ideas to strengthen Europe’s place in the world, covering China, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and more.

4 days ago · The European Commission’s new Competitiveness Compass frames Europe’s future green strategy in the context of competitiveness, prioritising strategic areas in financing—for example, cross-border investment in electricity grids—and promoting innovation and skills development for clean tech ...

Jan 21, 2025 · A security-development mission: How Europe can support the Ethiopia-Somalia trade corridor Europe can help stabilise the Horn of Africa with a daunting project: a commercial corridor in Somalia that allows Ethiopia access to the sea

The ECFR Council is the strongest and most visible expression of ECFR’s pan-European identity. It has grown from 50 founding members in 2007 to over 330 members from across Europe. Currently chaired by Carl Bildt, Lykke Friis and Norbert Röttgen, our unique strategic community brings together renowned European decision-makers, experts, thinkers and …

Oct 30, 2024 · The externalization of Europe’s borders: the only solution? 21 February 2024 Rose Garden Palace, Via Boncompagni 19, 00187 Rome ECFR Rome Migration in the Mediterranean has been a crisis factor for Europe for decades. To shed light on the issue, the discussion will revolve around ECFR’s policy brief edited by Lorena Stella Martini and Tarek Megerisi, which examines the case study of the ...