Brazil’s role in a changing world order
On Monday, the world’s 20 largest economies descended on Rio de Janeiro for the annual G20 summit. But Brazil’s wider role in the shifting world order is frequently misperceived in Western discourse. ...
22 Nov 202432min
What Trump’s election means for Europe
Donald Trump's first stint as president – with his “America First” stance and isolationist foreign policy – disrupted relations between the US and Europe, especially over NATO, trade, and the climate....
15 Nov 202456min
Germany special: The coalition collapse
On 6 November, the same day that Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his minister of finance, Christian Lindner – and the country’s ‘traffic light’ ...
8 Nov 202437min
US election special: Donald Trump wins
The polls have closed, the counting is almost over, and it is certain: there will be a second Donald Trump administration. With his historic and unprecedent second victory, the Republican party not on...
6 Nov 202439min
Russia’s playbook in Georgia and Moldova
The recent elections in Georgia and Moldova were marred by significant Russian interference, including disinformation campaigns and vote-buying. As the Kremlin seeks to undermine the candidate countri...
1 Nov 202440min
China’s trade challenges for the European economy
EU member states have voted to implement proposed tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles. Germany was among five member states to vote against this, isolating itself among its count...
25 Okt 202435min
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis
Since the Sudanese civil war began in 2023, millions of people have been displaced, and thousands killed or injured: as European governments focus on crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, the brutal ...
18 Okt 202432min
Regional war in the Middle East: Anatomy of conflict one year after 7 October
One year on from the murderous attacks of 7 October 2023, the Middle East is in the middle of an escalating regional war. This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of ECFR’s MENA ...
9 Okt 202434min
