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New multi-country research by the @ecfr and European Cultural Foundation reveals a crisis of confidence in Europe’s future - creating fertile ground for Trumpian and far-right narratives of European weakness and decline.
Study author and ECFR senior policy fellow, Pawel Zerka, argues that the EU and national leaders do not need to invent a new European dream, but make the one Europeans already share believable again. Ahead of Ursula von der Leyen’s annual ‘State of the Union’ address, he calls for “fewer grand promises” and more “proof of trajectory” so that the European public can recover the sense that the tomorrow they want is within reach. @ECFRPower
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How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey with its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian and Black Sea diplomacy? And to what extent does a shared agenda exist between Ankara and Europe?
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Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s offer of “associate membership” to Canada remains undefined, it risks ending up as empty symbolism.
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This new policy brief argues that Britain needs a new way to strengthen itself against coercion, rebuild international influence and regain domestic support.
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Turkey has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that builds strategic autonomy from inside the Western system—because that is where its leverage comes from.
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Andy Burnham faces his first Labour conference as the party’s leader next week. The British prime minister has set out a vision for widespread domestic improvements. But, to make this happen, he will also have to revamp Britain’s partnerships overseas, writes @AnthonyDworkin
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My new paper on the UK's approach to international cooperation and the need for innovation and flexibility @ecfr @ECFRPower ecfr.eu/publication/middle-p…
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France to send soldiers, radars and defense systems to secure Saudi energy infrastructure. Read @ecfr's proposal for how Europe should respond to the Yemen conflict by bolstering Saudi defences but also pushing for diplomatic end to the US-Iran conflict👇️buff.ly/vSl0IOu
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Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalitions with like-minded partners, writes @AnthonyDworkin. @ECFRPower
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This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price.
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New week, new podcast!
Mark Leonard and Aslı Aydıntaşbaş explore Turkey’s unique position in European and global politics. How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey w/ its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian & Black Sea diplomacy? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/tur…
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📰NEW @ecfr policy alert by @Cinzia_Bianco,Ellie Geranmayeh& @jbdacey: Houthi advances threaten Saudi Arabia’s viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh, and mobilise a diplomatic coalition to end the US-Iran war driving the escalation👇️buff.ly/vSl0IOu
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🛡️Hybrid threats were central in Ursula von der Leyen's SOTEU address. In regions like west Africa, Russian disinformation puts increasing pressure on Europe’s southern flank. @ecfr
Read more about how Europe can go on the offensive in this brief 👇️ buff.ly/ugPF6jA
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🎧 As Russia raises the pressure both on and off the battlefield, can Ukraine and its allies maintain the unity needed to hold the line?
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📍6 October 2026, 11:30am CET
What happens when the rules of the international order no longer hold or when countries stop agreeing on what that order should look like?
If you're in Rome, don't miss our event and join us! ecfr.eu/event/what-is-the-eu…
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The Kremlin is promoting Ukraine war veterans and, in so doing, cultivating a proto-elite to fill future vacancies and reinforce Russia’s militarised course. ecfr.eu/publication/booted-t…
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This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price.
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Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh’s maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider diplomatic coalition to end the US-Iran war driving the escalation, write @jbdacey, @Cinzia_Bianco & Ellie Geranmayeh
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🗞️"The Red Sea is one of the key areas where Emirati ambitions collide with regional rivals, including increasingly Saudi Arabia", writes @Cinzia_Bianco in her @ecfr policy brief on UAE's strategic shift after the Iran war. Read the policy brief here 👉️ buff.ly/GDCU22X
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🎧 As Russia raises the pressure both on and off the battlefield, can Ukraine and its allies maintain the unity needed to hold the line?
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