The sentencing of far-right politician Marine Le Pen for embezzling EU funds will not only change the 2027 race for the ...

Donald Trump has a radical economic agenda—and a developing allyship with Vladimir Putin. The EU needs to protect Europe’s ...

“The European Union”, posted Donald Trump on his Truth Social account on March 13th, is “one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world”. For good measure, the US ...

Europe once saw global economic integration as a source of peace and prosperity. Now, with Russia weaponising energy supplies, China leveraging access to supply chains and an increasingly hostile ...

European and South Korean citizens share strikingly similar views on key geopolitical questions, according to ECFR’s latest global public opinion poll. Specifically, they agree on the negative impact ...

Should we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European partner, the answer is “Jein!” (a German word combining ja for yes and nein for no). Yes, Emmanuel Macron has been ...

On 17th March, Israel resumed its war against Gaza, killing over 400 individuals in intense airstrikes. This fresh onslaught risks renewing regional destabilisation at a time when the West Bank is ...

On March 18th, Germany’s federal parliament will likely pass a constitutional amendment to allow the next government to significantly increase defence spending. With the amendment, future spending on ...

European policymakers face a tough task. While boosting defence spending, they also need to tailor their communication ...