After threatening catastrophic escalation, Trump has agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Iran. Europeans need to use this ...

Hungary’s election on April 12th could unseat Viktor Orban after 16 years in power. Even if Orban does cling on, the improbable run of opposition leader Peter M ...

As Trump digs his heels into a war with Iran, he faces a growing list of domestic pressures. Europeans can press on these ...

Europeans must urgently implement a “fast energy” programme to speed up access to energy to power AI—and remain competitive ...

Europe has a China problem and pretending otherwise is making it worse. Chinese cheap exports and a monopoly on rare earths ...

Hungary goes to the polls on 12 April—and this one really matters. Not just for Budapest, but for the whole of Europe.

The EU has concluded its third major trade deal of 2026. Its agreement with Australia reflects both sides’ desire for new ...

The Italian prime minister’s referendum defeat could reveal the price of allying with a US administration that goes against ...

The war on Iran marks a turning point in the security calculus of the Gulf monarchies. Strategic hedging has failed—and ...

“The times they are a-changin” and—six decades after Bob Dylan released his folk classic in the decade of “peace and love”—politicians are breaking long-standing taboos on European defence almost ...

This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Szymon Kardaś, senior policy fellow in ECFR’s European Power programme, to unpack how war in the Middle East is reshaping Europe’s energy landscape. While Europe is ...