US, Europe & NATONATO & AfghanistanPalestine & 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
    Army soldier
  • Why France is leaving Afghanistan
    Insight by Edward Burke, 02 February 2012
    Why France is leaving Afghanistan
  • The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011
    The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership
  • What future for EU development policy?
    Working paper by Aurore Wanlin, 04 May 2007

    The European Union, together with its member-states, is the world's largest source of development aid. Yet the Union under-performs as a donor: its various governments and the Commission seldom co-ordinate their efforts, and often fail to think strategically.
  • In defence of missile defences?
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 14 March 2007

    For those spoiling for another good transatlantic fight, the headlines from last week’s EU summit must have come as manna from heaven.
  • The EU's premier foreign policy is enlargement
    Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
    DW-World.de, 09 February 2007

    At the annual security conference, which opens in Munich on Friday, Javier Solana will be awarded a prize for his efforts in promoting peace as the EU's foreign policy chief.
  • Can the EU deal with its unruly neighbours?
    Opinion piece by Daniel Keohane
    European Voice, 21 December 2006

    What future security and defence challenges should the EU prepare for?Europe should be worried about the spread of weapons-of-mass-destruction (WMD), failing states and terrorism. In fact it already is.
  • What to do about Russia?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 22 October 2006

    Perhaps the most important challenge for EU foreign policy is to develop a more unified approach to Russia. The EU member-states have very similar interests in Russia.
  • How to strengthen EU foreign policy
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 03 July 2006

    The European Union urgently needs a plan for a more effective foreign policy. Opinion polls suggest that a majority of Europeans would support a stronger EU foreign policy.
  • Unblocking EU-NATO co-operation
    Bulletin article by Daniel Keohane, 01 June 2006

    There is something rotten in the state of EU-NATO relations. Both organisations would benefit from working closely together on a range of security issues, from counter-terrorism to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
  • A new European approach to China
    Bulletin article by Mark Leonard, 03 April 2006

    Until now EU policy towards China has focused mainly on domestic issues: opening up China’s economy, protecting intellectual property, improving respect for human rights, and securing the readmission of illegal migrants.