Israel’s September 9th airstrike on Qatar has shattered Gulf states’ assumptions about regional security. The attack targeted senior Hamas leadership—which Doha had hosted at Washington’s behest—and ...

Demand for electricity and grid access is surging as AI and data centres expand. European policymakers must urgently set ...

Guests Krzysztof Bolesta, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland Linda Kalcher, Executive Director, Strategic Perspectives Peter Liese, Member of the European Parliament ...

In the years since 2003, Iraq’s political system came under several challenges, including a Sunni political boycott, the threat of Kurdish secessionism, and two sectarian wars. The post-Saddam state ...

When it comes to foreign policy, history shows us there are two types of US vice president. A few amass outsized power and influence, like George W. Bush’s second in command, Dick Cheney, who was the ...

Russia’s renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine is beginning to yield results. Russia is laser-focused on taking the city of Pokrovsk and other settlements in the Donbas region. By seizing these ...

During last week’s NATO summit, Denmark announced that it will allocate €1.26bn to support Ukrainian production of long-range drones for its war effort against Russia. Danish prime minster Mette ...

Developing economies are particularly reliant on Russian fertilisers, for good reason. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries have been imposing restrictions ...

Since Donald Trump’s re-election, the mood in European capitals has been one of foreboding. Although his second-term foreign policy priorities remain vague, his past pronouncements and historic ...

L'Ufficio di Roma dello European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) ha organizzato un briefing online dal titolo "From vulnerability to leverage: Europe's defe ...

As Europe rearms, the real vulnerability is not on tanks or missiles but the software and networks behind them. The union can import weapons. It cannot afford t ...

The age of unorder Podcast Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes 1 May 2026 Mark Leonard is joined by Ayşe Zarakol to explore whether we are entering an era of “unorder”—and what this means for Europe’s ...