Russia meeting did not produce a deal, but the direction of travel it indicated should alarm Europeans. They must redouble ...

On August 15th, the American and Russian presidents will meet in Alaska to discuss the future of Ukraine—without Ukrainians, ...

The Trump-brokered deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan signals public US involvement in one of Europe’s most protracted ...

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.

The SCO is often seen as the anti-NATO, but Putin will struggle to convince the other members – especially the Central Asian states – that his war is more important than Chinese investment.

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… ...

How the Israel-Hamas war is testing China’s diplomatic ambitions in the Middle East Amidst the Israel-Hamas war, Beijing sees an opportunity to differentiate itself from the West’s unconditional ...

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

Iraq’s persistent fault line: The dangers of escalating tensions in Kirkuk Recent escalations in Iraq’s contested Kirkuk province reveal the structural tensions inherent in the coalition government, ...

First, the European grid urgently needs modernisation. Around 40 per cent is over 40 years old, just ten years off its typical lifespan. An aging grid not only loses some electricity transmitted ...