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US, Europe & NATO NATO & Afghanistan Palestine & UN bid

All alone? What US retrenchment means for Europe and NATO
Report by François Heisbourg, Wolfgang Ischinger, George Robertson, Kori Schake, Tomas Valasek, 01 March 2012
Why France is leaving Afghanistan
Insight by Edward Burke, 02 February 2012
The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership
Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011

NATO, Russia and European security

Working paper by Tomas Valasek, 06 November 2009

Countries in Europe's east and north worry that Moscow is blundering into a confrontation with NATO. They have begun demanding that the alliance start preparing for a possible conflict. But are they right to be concerned?
How to make Europe's military work

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
Financial Times, 16 August 2009

The European Union is justly proud of its "soft power" – its prosperity, stability and commitment to multilateral institutions have won admirers the world over.
Carl Bildt and the cost of speaking plainly

Insight by Charles Grant, 21 July 2009

Carl Bildt is better known throughout the world than most of his fellow EU foreign ministers – and many of the prime ministers, too.
The unravelling of the EU

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
Prospect, 03 July 2009

Divided on foreign and defence policy, the EU seems to be slipping backwards. It must learn to speak in one voice, or others will shape the new world order, writes Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
Intelligence, emergencies and foreign policy: The EU's role in counter-terrorism

Essay by Hugo Brady, 01 July 2009

Many European countries feel threatened by terrorist plots against civilians and infrastructure. European governments have strengthened their efforts to co-operate on counter-terrorism over the past decade.
Is Europe doomed to fail as a power?

Essay by Charles Grant, 01 July 2009

How relevant is Europe in the emerging multipolar world? On current trends, the EU seems unlikely to be one of the powers that shapes the new order. Divisions among the member-states and a lack of military muscle have weakened the EU's foreign and defence policy.
The EU's approach to Israel and the Palestinians: A move in the right direction

Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 18 June 2009

Divisions amongst Palestinians and the reluctance of the new Israeli government to work towards a viable two-state solution weaken the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
What the economic crisis will mean for European defence

Insight by Tomas Valasek, 05 June 2009

There are mounting indications that defence budgets across Europe, not very high in the first place, could fall further because of the economic crisis.

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