The disagreement over the Franco-German-Spanish fighter aircraft system, FCAS, shows that when it comes to building a European defence industry, political will is not enough, writes @RikeFranke https://t.co/HAdYWrHalL

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future? 🔗 Check our latest policy brief to find out: https://t.co/fJkwY79taJ

❓NEC asked experts: How candidate countries could bypass bilateral disputes with the EU member states to unlock accession negotiations? ✍️@LeonidL, @NEC_Ukraine, @ecfr, kindly shared his opinion. 🔗Read the full answers: https://t.co/pYtj9bijHy

One year after Assad’s departure, Europe’s role in Syria remains vital—yet undervalued. Both sides must deepen strategic engagement to support stability, reform, and lasting recovery, writes @jbdacey

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future? 🔗 Check our latest policy brief to find out: https://t.co/fJkwY79taJ

Perpetuating a forever war in Ukraine now to avoid a war later is a bitter bargain, especially for a West that retains overwhelming strategic advantages. https://t.co/8s9rgCxXze

🎧What are the potential consequences of the proposed plan, and do Ukraine and Europe still hold any leverage? What are the risks of considering European security as a mere transactional deal? https://t.co/2UOCXX35OM

The EU and its member states can start by encouraging industry-led initiatives and dual-use technology collaboration to strengthen Taiwan’s deterrence and safeguard European interests. https://t.co/F5EaNYqIDM

🎧 Why did Europe need a pan-European foreign policy think-tank like ECFR in 2007? Why does it still need one today? And how has ECFR has helped shape debates and policies over the past 18 years? https://t.co/04PzbHtVvy

Perpetuating a forever war in Ukraine now to avoid a war later is a bitter bargain, especially for a West that retains overwhelming strategic advantages. https://t.co/8s9rgCxXze

Join ECFR on 2 Dec for “A Big, Beautiful European Strategy for Trumponomics”, with @AgatheDemarais and chaired by @jana_puglierin. As Trump’s return reshapes US trade & economic policy, Europe must stay calm, get strategic, and turn external pressure into long-overdue reforms.

🎧What are the potential consequences of the proposed plan, and do Ukraine and Europe still hold any leverage? What are the risks of considering European security as a mere transactional deal? https://t.co/2UOCXX35OM

Join ECFR on 2 Dec for “A Big, Beautiful European Strategy for Trumponomics”, with @AgatheDemarais and chaired by @jana_puglierin. As Trump’s return reshapes US trade & economic policy, Europe must stay calm, get strategic, and turn external pressure into long-overdue reforms.

🎧New podcast! In a new episode if our podcast mini-series, Ukraine Inside-Out, @LeonidL and @Ogryzko_L are joined by Eric Ciaramella and @j_kobzova to discuss the development and its implications. https://t.co/2UOCXX35OM

🎧New week, new podcast! Mark Leonard brings together @carlbildt, @lykkefriis, and @n_roettgen to unpack how Europe has changed since 2007, when ECFR was founded, and what challenges lie ahead. https://t.co/04PzbHtVvy

@LeonidL, @Ogryzko_L, @j_kobzova & Eric Ciaramella discuss the potential consequences of this proposal and the leverage Ukraine and Europe may still hold. https://t.co/kl1omSMgkX

Big day at CHOICE and @AMO_cz! We are co-organizing the European China Conference in Berlin with our partners @merics_eu & @ecfr. @ivana_karaskova opened the discussion with colleagues on what developments to expect in China in the near future. More panels still going now!✍️

The West’s response to Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is caught between the 1938 Munich warning against appeasing aggression and the 1960s Vietnam lesson against overextension. The answer lies in tempering the two extremes, writes @JyShapiro. @ECFRStates https://t.co/8s9rgCxXze

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future? 🔗 Check our latest policy brief to find out: https://t.co/fJkwY79taJ

The European China Conference is a collaborative project between @merics_eu, @ecfr and @AMO_cz.