The Trump administration is drawing on Roman Empire imagery, and Trump’s own version of Christianity, to reinforce its ...

As Russia accelerates its annexation of “frozen conflict” regions, the EU must enhance its policy to counter Moscow’s ...

In our weekly series, Mark Leonard and guests explore the big issues in foreign policy.

Power is now defined by control over flows of people, goods, money, and data, and via the connections they establish. Only states that see the new map of geopolitical power clearly will be able to… ...

Visiting Fellow Areas of expertise African geopolitics and international relations, energy transition and low-carbon industrialisation, natural resource governance, international trade ...

Gulf monarchies believe hydrocarbons will continue to be a fundamental – albeit shrinking – source of revenues for decades. But, as shown by Saudi Arabia’s net-zero pledge, they now see economic and ...

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.

The Accra Initiative aims to prevent spillover of terrorism from the Sahel and to address transnational organised crime and violent extremism in member countries’ border areas. cross-border security ...

European policymakers worry about Russian and Chinese integration efforts, which push them to think more strategically about the Eurasian landmass… ...

Yemen’s Houthis have attacked international shipping passing through the Red Sea, majorly disrupting one of the world’s busiest maritime routes and decreasing maritime traffic by 55% since November ...

ECFR presents an innovative new way to assess the energy sovereignty of EU member states in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Drones have become a central weapon of the Russo-Ukrainian war, with the number of uncrewed systems—mostly airborne but not exclusively—reaching astonishing levels. In early 2024, Ukraine aimed to ...