Gimme fuel, hold the fire: How Europe can safeguard its energy security against Gulf shocks – European Council on Foreign Relations The US-Iran war has sent oil prices soaring, testing the EU’s energy resilience despite its light reliance on the Middle East. To manage the impact, EU policyma

The US-Iran war has sent oil prices soaring, testing the EU’s energy resilience despite its light reliance on the Middle East. To manage the impact, EU policymakers should secure shipping lanes, tap strategic reserves and redouble efforts to escape Moscow’s grip.

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The biggest threat facing Europe is not a Trump invasion. It’s his global political revolution | Mark Leonard I am convinced that Europe’s ‘new right’ is a radically contemporary movement. Defeating it means understanding its critique of liberalism, says Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relatio...

European governments are terrified of Trump’s threats on trade, Greenland and the future of Nato. But the biggest threat is not that Trump invades an ally. It is that his ideological movement could transform Europe from the inside, writes @markhleonard.bsky.social
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Tisza’s foreign policy offer: Plans for a post-Orban Hungary     – European Council on Foreign Relations After nearly 16 years of Fidesz rule, the centre-right Tisza party stands a chance of winning Hungary’s April election. Under their rule, Budapest would work wi

After nearly 16 years of Fidesz rule, the centre-right Tisza party stands a chance of winning Hungary’s April election. Under their rule, Budapest would work with Europe, not against it, writes Zsuzsanna Végh. @ecfrpower.bsky.social

🔍Check out the situation in Hungary: https://bit.ly/3Mf4Evj

📢 New report!
“The new right: Anatomy of a global political revolution”, authored by @markhleonard.bsky.social, ECFR’s co-founder and Director, unpacks the new right’s policy agenda and its communication and mobilisation strategy.
📌Read the full text: https://bit.ly/4a8rWLe

📢 ECFR is here in Nuuk, Greenland!

Katrine Westgaard argues that Europe now has an important opportunity to strengthen its political and economic ties with Greenland. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social

Keep up to date with ECFR's research on Greenland!
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📣 Live from Nuuk, Greenland!
ECFR's experts, Tiago Antunes and Katrine Westgaard visited Greenland to understand the local atmosphere and to examine the validity of what President Trump argues regarding Greenland.

Check out our recent publications on Greenland here!
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@hlovatt.bsky.social outlines a Board of Peace structure proposed by Trump in Davos.

"The mixture of private investment funds with American power and geopolitics, combined with likely opaque decision-making and is a recipe for kleptocratic oligarchy."

📌 Check out more: https://bit.ly/4rarkvA

Welcome to the jungle: Trump’s Board of Peace goes global – European Council on Foreign Relations The US president’s Board of Peace has less to do with peace, in Gaza or elsewhere, and more to do with enforcing a new, transactional global order. Welcome to t

"Welcome to the America-First Trumpian world. Board of Peace members that step out of line risk the diplomatic humiliation of being fired by Trump as if they were contestants on The Apprentice", writes @hlovatt.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social

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Europeans shouldn’t panic about Donald Trump’s threats toward Greenland. They should act—fast and visibly—to raise the costs of any annexation attempt. They can play “Arctic hold‘em” – with ten European cards 👇
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EU-Mercosur deal: Take the win, but change the tune  – European Council on Foreign Relations With the EU-Mercosur deal signed after 25 years of negotiations, free trade advocates in Europe may feel triumphant. But their narrative is no longer convincing

“There is no such thing as an ideal version of free trade. Our best bet is as-free-as-possible trade.”, writes @jankaoertel.bsky.social. As China undercuts industry worldwide, it’s time to refresh the open market story. @ecfrpower.bsky.social

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Venezuela, Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” and three dilemmas facing Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations The American capture of Maduro is a signal event in world geopolitics. Europeans must confront three immediate dilemmas

For Europe, the implications of Maduro´s capture are sobering. From Greenland to Ukraine to Taiwan, European leaders must prepare for a strategic environment in which US actions are less predictable & more unilateral. By @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social & @cwherrmann.bsky.social
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The year in review: ECFR readers’ top choices of 2025 – European Council on Foreign Relations Donald Trump has been back in the White House for a whole year, Russia is still waging war in Ukraine and Europeans are trying to reassert their influence in a

Here's ECFR’s most popular reads of 2025, reflecting stark and changing dynamics of the world. Trump has been back in the White House for a whole year, Russia is still waging war in Ukraine and Europeans are trying to reassert their influence in a multipolar world.

Read more:https://bit.ly/48XCqMS

Accelerate the accessions: Why faster is better in EU enlargement policy The Ukraine war has revived EU enlargement for Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine, but they face obstacles. Accelerating membership for these frontrunners would unlock the process before rivals…

@engjellushem.bsky.social writes on the EU accession of Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine within the next 5 years. The EU must avoid indefinite gradualism and institutional reform cannot be deferred. Full accession should be the paramount focus.
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Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine receives a vital lifeline, but it is not coming from immobilised Russian reserves.

Here are seven takeaways on what the EU’s decision to grant a €90bn loan to Kyiv using the EU budget means for Europeans, Ukraine and the fate of Russian reserves, writes @agathedemarais.bsky.social

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Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine receives a vital lifeline, but it is not coming from immobilised Russian reserves.

What can we make of the EU decision to issue a €90bn loan to Ukraine - without tapping into Russia's immobilised reserves? In my latest piece for @ecfr.eu I outline seven takeaways from the decision and why there is (much) more to it than meets the eye [Thread - 1/9]
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While Estonia’s is protected due to weakened Russian capabilities, stronger European defence cooperation and its own preparedness, NATO’s European members should be reassured but not complacent, argue @jyshapiro.bsky.social and Jennifer Kavanagh in a new report on the Russian threat in Estonia. A 🧵

The bigger picture: The case for an EU-Mercosur free trade deal Deepening ties with Mercosur countries makes perfect sense as part of the EU’s de-risking efforts to diversify economic ties away from China. Further delays in signing a free trade deal would push Lat...

While leaders are trying to push the Mercosur agreement over the line, some EU countries are attempting to delay the vote. As @agathedemarais.bsky.social wrote a while ago, further delays in signing a free trade deal would push Latin America closer to China’s orbit—for good.
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Invest in electric: Why Germany’s combustion engine win risks EU industrial loss German opposition to the EU’s target to ban combustion engines by 2035 risks locking in emissions and ceding the EV market to China. The bloc needs to convince its member states that investment in…

Nina Schmelzer writes about the risk associated with German opposition to the EU’s target to ban combustion engines by 2035. It would lock in emissions and ceding the EV market to China. The bloc needs to convince its member states that investment in electric is worthwhile.

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The death of the West America’s new National Security Strategy has shaken Europe’s leaders awake to the end of the transatlantic alliance as they know it. But Europeans have the means to stand up for themselves—if they…

Is the death of the West upon us?

America’s new National Security Strategy has shaken Europe’s leaders awake to the end of the transatlantic alliance as they know it. But Europeans have the means to stand up for themselves—if they choose to seize them, writes Nick Witney.

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Europe must urgently build an independent “EuroStack”of critical technologies — or risk foreign powers weaponising its digital dependencies, argues @giorgosverdi.bsky.social in a new report out today. A 🧵

Reading Trump’s National Security Strategy: Europe through a distorted lens We Europeans certainly have our challenges. We need to revive our entrepreneurial spirit, beef up our defences, manage migration. But we are successful and confident societies. And we are certainly…

We Europeans certainly have our challenges. We need to revive our entrepreneurial spirit, beef up our defences, manage migration. But we are successful and confident societies. And we are certainly not going extinct, writes @carlbildt.bsky.social, co-chair of ECFR Council.

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Europeans can’t let Trump define what it means to be European The US National Security Strategy 2025 is little more than a guide to Trump’s culture war with Europe. EU member states and institutions, its political parties and populations, need to resist America’...

The US National Security Strategy 2025 is little more than a guide to Trump’s culture war with Europe. EU member states and institutions, its political parties and populations, need to resist America’s pernicious influence, writes @pawelzerka.bsky.social
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Reality show: Why Europe must not cave in Trump’s culture war In today’s transatlantic relationship, Europe’s every concession on policy plays into Trump’s culture war—feeding an image of European weakness…

The new US security strategy warns Europe of democratic backsliding, stalled Ukraine peace and “civilisational erasure.” Once EU leaders accept this is all part of a culture war with Trump’s America, new options open up, argues @pawelzerka.bsky.social in his recent study
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No cash, no bullets, no say: A 10-point memo for Europe on Ukraine Without sufficient money and weapons, Europeans will be unable to convert their talking points into a sustainable peace.

Without sufficient money and weapons, Europeans will be unable to convert their talking points into a sustainable peace, writes @jkobzova.bsky.social of @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social in a A 10-point memo for Europe on Ukraine
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ECFR at 18: Has European foreign policy come of age? Mark Leonard brings together Carl Bildt, Lykke Friis, and Norbert Röttgen to to unpack how Europe has changed since 2007, when ECFR was founded, and what challenges lie ahead…

🎧New week, new podcast!

Mark Leonard brings together Carl Bildt, @lykkefriis.bsky.social and @nroettgen.bsky.social to unpack how Europe has changed since 2007, when ECFR was founded & what challenges lie ahead.

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A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics | ECFR Since the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House in January, European policymakers have been struggling to sketch a sensible response to

What are Trump's plans in the trade, investment and financial spheres, and what do US policies mean for Europe? Join us on Tuesday in Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social around tea to discuss these topics - more info and registration 🫖 🍵 👇 @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social

What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.

Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare (by @jkobzova.bsky.social)
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How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it Europe’s solar boom has quietly handed Beijing remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid…

There’s no shortage of ways inverters can be turned into weapons, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
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The Taiwan test: Why Europe should help deter China | ECFR China’s military capabilities are growing and its actions in Europe are becoming more disruptive. The EU should support Taiwan with dual-use technologies and de

🧵 Is Europe - Taiwan cooperation possible? In her new policy brief, Asia Programme's Visiting Fellow Estelle Huang @ecfr.eu argues that European defence-related transfers to Taiwan are not only necessary, but also politically sound and legal: buff.ly/KsfcVN4