The Red Sea is becoming more dangerous, and not only because of the Houthis. Conflicts in the Horn of Africa are converging ...

European defence after the NATO summit Podcast Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes 17 July 2026 Mark Leonard welcomes Camille Grand and Marta Prochwicz Jazowska to discuss last week’s NATO summit and ...

Rumen Radev is steering Bulgaria towards a more transactional foreign policy. The EU needs to engage with Sofia and push back ...

The EU needs to align climate diplomacy with industrial strategy to accelerate Europe’s transition to a competitive ...

Whether you’re heading off on holiday or staying home this summer, ECFR’s entertainment recommendations—spanning books, ...

For the second July running, a controversial decision from President Volodymyr Zelensky has sparked protests across Ukraine. Last year it was his attempt to weaken two anti-corruption bodies. This ...

Some European leaders seem to think that abasing themselves for Donald Trump’s pleasure is necessary to save NATO and keep ...

Roberto Vannacci’s far-right National Future is four months old and a force to be reckoned with. Italians and Europeans need ...

The EU’s foreign ministers will meet on July 13th to discuss reducing trade with Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank. The move comes long after the 2024 advisory opinion of the International ...

America has long been the go-to home for emerging tech companies. With this, it has reaped economic and geopolitical benefits such as technological sovereignty, innovation culture, brain gain and ...

Britain finally has a published defence investment plan (DIP). Does it match the scale of the challenge facing Britain (and Europe)? Three questions can tell us. Readers will feel less optimistic as ...

Within a few weeks, Britain will have a new prime minister. Andy Burnham, who was recently elected as an MP following nine years as mayor of Greater Manchester, looks set to take over without ...