Bridging expectations: The EU’s vision for 2025 and the role of the ...
On 4 December 2024 Polityka Insight and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) organised an event in Brussels focused on the priorities of the Polish EU Presidency. The event aimed to present and discuss Poland’s key objectives and plans for its EU Presidency term. It also served as a prelude to our annual conference, the Warsaw European Conversation, which will take place on 14 ...
Ten foreign policy predictions for 2025 | ECFR
Jan 3, 2025 · Africa. The Africa programme analyses the geopolitics of the Africa-Europe relationship. In particular, the programme delves into relations between the African Union and the European Union to find creative foreign policy tools and strategies.
About ECFR | ECFR
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.
New ideas for Europe’s relations with China, Russia, and beyond
Sep 9, 2011 · Asia. The Asia programme seeks to help Europe recalibrate its relationship with China and its Asian partners. The programme analyses China’s domestic situation, its role in the region, and its increasing global influence.
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Africa. The Africa programme analyses the geopolitics of the Africa-Europe relationship. In particular, the programme delves into relations between the African Union and the European Union to find creative foreign policy tools and strategies.
Ukraine, Russia, and the Minsk agreements: A post-mortem
Feb 19, 2024 · The question of whether talks can bring the war in Ukraine to an end has, in many ways, become a faith-based argument. Some maintain that all wars end through negotiations; others say that Putin can only be stopped on the battlefield.Both perspectives have valid aspects.
The fall of Assad: Europeans have an opportunity to help forge a …
Dec 9, 2024 · Problem. Thirteen years after civil war erupted in Syria – a conflict that killed as many as 500,000 people and resulted in six million refugees – Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rein is over. On Saturday night, Assad fled the country and rebels swept into Damascus in a breathtaking seizure of power that unfolded over just ten days.. European governments have met the development ...
Avoiding the next front: Iraq’s fight to stay out of the Israel-Iran ...
Nov 29, 2024 · The cycle of escalation between Israel and Iran seems to have entered a cooling period as the two sides assess how US president-elect Donald Trump will approach the Middle East when he takes office in January. But neither this pause nor the uneasy ceasefire in Lebanon will soothe nerves in Baghdad that Iraq could find itself drawn into the widening war in the region.
Summit of ambition: How European and Gulf states can build a …
Oct 4, 2024 · The first-ever summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council takes place on 16 October in Brussels. In recent years, GCC countries have become ever-more important geopolitical actors in the Middle East and North Africa. From Europeans’ point of view in particular, this summit is a chance to lay the foundations for greater strategic interdependence with Gulf actors.
Oil Poland has also been gradually reducing its dependency on Russian oil since 2015, with a dramatic decline in imports after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.