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About ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European ...
New ideas for Europe’s relations with China, Russia, and beyond
Sep 9, 2011 · Control-Alt-Deliver: A digital grand strategy for the European Union. José Ignacio Torreblanca, Giorgos Verdi. Policy Brief. The EU is falling behind the US and China in the digital realm. It urgently needs a new agenda combining innovation, security, and influence for an age of geopoliticised technology.
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The European Council on Foreign Relations is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, experts, and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European level and promote ...
The final countdown: The EU, Poland, and the rule of law
Dec 14, 2022 · Krakow, Poland on January 18, 2022. After the European Union’s megadeal with Hungary, and Poland’s proposed legislative reforms, all eyes are once again on Warsaw and its protracted conflict with Brussels over the rule of law. Things may finally be coming to a head, as the Polish government looks for ways to secure its share of covid-19 ...
The unwavering European: Spain and its place in Europe | ECFR
Apr 5, 2019 · The EU28 Survey. The EU28 Survey is a bi-annual expert poll conducted by ECFR in the 28 member states of the European Union. The study surveys the cooperation preferences and attitudes of European policy professionals working in governments, politics, think tanks, academia, and the media to explore the potential for coalitions among EU member states.
Military - ECFR
Judging by the data on military expenditure in Map 1, it seems easy to identify the key military powers of this century. The US outspends its competitors and partners to a significant degree. China’s military expenditure has rapidly increased in recent years, and now stands at $193 billion, or 1.3 per cent of GDP.
Tracking Europe’s energy security: Four lessons from the EU ... - ECFR
Nov 24, 2022 · European policymakers are currently cautiously optimistic about the EU’s ability to make it through to spring 2023 without a major crisis. This optimism comes principally from the healthy level of gas storage in the EU, which stands above 95 per cent of capacity according to the International Energy Agency, combined with the warm autumn and winter so far.
Gridlock: Why Europe’s electricity infrastructure is holding ... - ECFR
Oct 26, 2023 · First, the European grid urgently needs modernisation. Around 40 per cent is over 40 years old, just ten years off its typical lifespan. An aging grid not only loses some electricity transmitted through it, but it cannot be connected to new sources of renewable energy, creating a bottleneck on green electricity generation in some EU member states.
A sharp right turn: A forecast for the 2024 European Parliament
Jan 23, 2024 · The 2024 European Parliament elections will see a major shift to the right in many countries, with populist radical right parties gaining votes and seats across the EU, and centre-left and green parties losing votes and seats. Anti-European populists are likely to top the polls in nine member states (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France ...
Profile: Ulrike Franke - ECFR
Dec 21, 2018 · French, English, German. Dr Ulrike Franke is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in the Paris office. Her areas of focus include German and European security and defence, the future of warfare, and the impact of new technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence on geopolitics and warfare.