25 dokumenata
Germany’s second China shock
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 21. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Mark Leonard welcomes Janka Oertel and Andrew Small to discuss how China’s industrial rise is shaking Germany—and Europe’s—economic foundations

In the bear’s paw: How Europeans can loosen Russia’s grip on Belarus
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 20. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Russia’s growing military intervention in Belarus poses a frontline security challenge for Europe. The EU needs to develop a more pragmatic strategy based on protecting its eastern border and shaping Minsk’s autonomy away from Moscow.

Cold comfort: What China can teach Europe about adaptation
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 18. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Europe is learning to adapt to a hotter climate. It should take the same approach to economic dependencies: manage the consequences, but also change the conditions that created them

Buzzkill: How to defend Europe against drones
Geopolitika · ECFR · Globalno · 17. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Drone warfare in Europe is no longer tomorrow’s problem. The continent is under attack by drones today, and the threat is not isolated in the east.

Legislative Elections (2026)
Geopolitika · ECFR · Bliski Istok · 15. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) are scheduled to take place on 28 November 2026 in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. The registration of electoral lists – which represent a party, coalition of parties, or a group of voters – is taking plac…

Political crisis in Germany
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 14. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Mark Leonard welcomes Jörg Lau and Jana Puglierin to discuss Germany’s deepening political crisis, the rise of the AfD and how the country’s regional elections could impact Europe’s largest democracy

Power up: How EU-Africa cooperation can drive Europe’s battery recycling future
Geopolitika · ECFR · Afrika · 10. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Europeans are making little progress in their efforts to source critical raw materials from recycling. They should establish stricter export controls, expand domestic recycling and refining capacity, and develop stronger EU-Africa partnerships to benefit both continents

Anti-corruption sanctions: Preparing for the time after Trump
Geopolitika · ECFR · SAD · 10. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Anti-corruption sanctions—and even the prospect of them—under the next US administration will be crucial to chances of peace in many parts of the world. Here’s how Europeans can play their part

Latin America’s new imaginaries
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 7. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Mark Leonard welcomes Adriana Abdenur and Jorge Castañeda to discuss how China is reshaping the political imagination of Latin America

Trust the numbers: Germans are open to a more hawkish China policy
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 6. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

ECFR polling suggests significant public support not only for tougher German policy on China but also for investment in renewables—tackling twin problems together

Hamas has agreed to disarm. Israel should now agree to peace
Geopolitika · ECFR · Bliski Istok · 6. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

Despite all odds, there is now a realistic path towards ending the war in Gaza. Its success now depends on Israel. Europe could help tip the balance

If Marine Le Pen wins: A European guide to a far-right France
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 4. kolovoza 2026. · Think-tank

A Le Pen-led France would mean major changes to European politics. Here's how political leaders can begin to prepare.

Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe’s solidarity failure
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 31. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion.

How splits on the right may threaten Poland’s pro-European camp
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 31. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

More than 40 MPs have walked out of Law and Justice, Poland’s largest opposition party, and will court centre-right voters who put Donald Tusk in power in 2023. To win them back, Tusk should make the European argument he has spent years avoiding

Defining modernity in South-East Asia
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 31. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Mark Leonard welcomes LuHan Gabel, Ooi Kee Beng and Chelsea Nguyen to explore how younger generations in China, Malaysia and Vietnam are rethinking the meaning of modernity in a post-Western world

NATO’s digital arsenal: How Europe can avoid a new dependence on America
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 29. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

AI-powered command systems are becoming the backbone of modern warfare. NATO needs shared standards, but if those rest on American software, interoperability will come at the price of dependence.

Two of a kind: How France and Italy can show the way for Europe’s Africa policy
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 29. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Rome and Paris have each overhauled their economic strategies towards Africa in the past few years, competing openly for influence on the continent. Here is how the EU can use that rivalry to sharpen Europe’s offer to Africa

The Saudi dilemma: How Yemen could shape the next phase of the Iran war
Geopolitika · ECFR · Bliski Istok · 28. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or retaliate and risk a dangerous escalation.

Shoring up the Red Sea: Why the next crisis may begin in the Horn of Africa
Geopolitika · ECFR · Bliski Istok · 28. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

The Red Sea is becoming more dangerous, and not only because of the Houthis. Conflicts in the Horn of Africa are converging and drawing in external powers, creating new threats to a maritime corridor vital to global trade.

Inside the leaderless movement
Geopolitika · ECFR · Balkan · 24. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Jessica Hendrick welcomes Igor Bandović, and Luka Filipović, to discuss Serbia’s biggest protest movement in decades

The China-native generation
Geopolitika · ECFR · Kina · 24. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Mark Leonard welcomes Loubna El Amin and Cobus van Staden to explore how younger generations in Africa and the Middle East are shaping perceptions of China, the West and the future

The magnificent ten: A coalition of the willing to drive the EU’s next enlargement
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 23. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

A Team Enlargement coalition of EU member states can drive the changes needed to bring Ukraine and others into the bloc.

One foot out: Understanding Bulgaria’s geopolitical shift under Radev
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 23. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Rumen Radev is steering Bulgaria towards a more transactional foreign policy. The EU needs to engage with Sofia and push back on such hedging to secure future European cohesion

How better climate diplomacy can save Europe’s green ambitions
Geopolitika · ECFR · Europa · 22. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

The EU needs to align climate diplomacy with industrial strategy to accelerate Europe’s transition to a competitive low-carbon economy

ECFR’s summer entertainment list 2026
Geopolitika · ECFR · Globalno · 21. srpnja 2026. · Think-tank

Whether you’re heading off on holiday or staying home this summer, ECFR’s entertainment recommendations—spanning books, podcasts and tv series—will help you reconnect with your internal and external wellbeing

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