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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 9h
How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey with its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian and Black Sea diplomacy? And to what extent does a shared agenda exist between Ankara and Europe? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/turkeys-pl…
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Turkey’s place in Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
This week Mark Leonard welcomes Aslı Aydıntaşbaş , associate senior policy fellow at ECFR and a fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 9h
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalitions with like-minded partners ecfr.eu/publication/middle-powerhou…
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 29/09/2026
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a rethink in Abu Dhabi. ecfr.eu/publication/little-venice-l…
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 29/09/2026
📍6 October 2026, 11:30am CET What happens when the rules of the international order no longer hold or when countries stop agreeing on what that order should look like? If you're in Rome, don't miss our event and join us! ecfr.eu/event/what-is-the-european-…
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 29/09/2026
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalitions with like-minded partners ecfr.eu/publication/middle-powerhou…
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 28/09/2026
This new policy brief argues that Britain needs a new way to strengthen itself against coercion, rebuild international influence and regain domestic support. ecfr.eu/publication/middle-powerhou…
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 28/09/2026
This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price. ecfr.eu/publication/little-venice-l…
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 28/09/2026
As European leaders hobnob with their counterparts at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, they must think carefully about how to navigate a fast-changing multilateral landscape, writes @markhleonard.bsky.social ecfr.eu/article/the-un-ordered-un-o…
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The un-ordered UN order – European Council on Foreign Relations
As European leaders hobnob with their counterparts at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, they must think carefully about how to navigate a
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 28/09/2026
How do we imagine Europe’s future in times of war & political upheaval? On 16/10, @nicupopescu.bsky.social joins the @euroculture.bsky.social for HYBRIDREAMS at the Moldova Pavilion in Venice—bringing his experience in foreign policy, European security & Moldova’s EU integration to the discussion.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 27/09/2026
Turkey has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that builds strategic autonomy from inside the Western system—because that is where its leverage comes from. ecfr.eu/publication/an-outsider-wit…
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An outsider within: The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey is neither drifting away from the West nor is it coming home. It has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that has learned to build strategic auto
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 26/09/2026
How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey with its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian and Black Sea diplomacy? And to what extent does a shared agenda exist between Ankara and Europe? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/turkeys-pl…
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Turkey’s place in Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
This week Mark Leonard welcomes Aslı Aydıntaşbaş , associate senior policy fellow at ECFR and a fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 26/09/2026
Andy Burnham faces his first Labour conference as the party’s leader next week. The British PM has set out a vision for widespread domestic improvements. But, to make this happen, he will also have to revamp Britain’s partnerships overseas, writes @anthonydworkin.bsky.social bit.ly/4dWBbAG
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 26/09/2026
This new policy brief argues that Britain needs a new way to strengthen itself against coercion, rebuild international influence and regain domestic support. ecfr.eu/publication/middle-powerhou…
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 26/09/2026
Turkey has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that builds strategic autonomy from inside the Western system—because that is where its leverage comes from. ecfr.eu/publication/an-outsider-wit…
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An outsider within: The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey is neither drifting away from the West nor is it coming home. It has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that has learned to build strategic auto
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 26/09/2026
How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey with its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian and Black Sea diplomacy? And to what extent does a shared agenda exist between Ankara and Europe? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/turkeys-pl…
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Turkey’s place in Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
This week Mark Leonard welcomes Aslı Aydıntaşbaş , associate senior policy fellow at ECFR and a fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
France to send soldiers, radars and defense systems to secure energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Read @ecfr.eu's latest proposal for how Europe should respond to the Yemen conflict by bolstering Saudi defences but also pushing for diplomatic end to the US-Iran conflict👇️https://buff.ly/vSl0IOu
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The strait and narrow: Yemen, the Red Sea and Europe’s path forward – European Council on Foreign Relations
Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh's maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider d
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 25/09/2026
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative coop & building strong coalitions w/ like-minded partners @anthonydworkin.bsky.social ecfr.eu/publication/middle-powerhou…
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Middle powerhouse: A new blueprint for British internationalism – European Council on Foreign Relations
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalit
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 25/09/2026
This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price. ecfr.eu/publication/little-venice-l…
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 25/09/2026
New week, new podcast! Mark Leonard and Aslı Aydıntaşbaş explore Turkey’s unique position in European and global politics. How aligned—or misaligned—is Turkey w/ its Western allies? What role does it play in Ukrainian & Black Sea diplomacy? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/turkeys-pl…
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🗞️"The Red Sea is one of the key areas where Emirati ambitions collide with regional rivals, including increasingly Saudi Arabia", writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social in her @ecfr.eu policy brief on UAE's strategic shift after the Iran war. Read the policy brief here 👉️ buff.ly/GDCU22X
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📰NEW @ecfr.eu policy alert by @cinziabianco.bsky.social, Ellie Geranmayeh & @jbdacey.bsky.social: Houthi advances threaten Saudi Arabia’s viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh, and mobilise a diplomatic coalition to end the US-Iran war driving the escalation. buff.ly/vSl0IOu
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The strait and narrow: Yemen, the Red Sea and Europe’s path forward – European Council on Foreign Relations
Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh's maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider d
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ECFR Africa @ecfrafrica.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🛡️Hybrid threats were central in Ursula von der Leyen's SOTEU address. In regions like west Africa, Russian disinformation puts increasing pressure on Europe’s southern flank. @ecfr.eu Read more about how Europe can go on the offensive in this brief 👇️ buff.ly/5Qvx9ZP
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From shield to sword: Europe’s offensive strategy for the hybrid age – European Council on Foreign Relations
Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the tim
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ECFR Africa @ecfrafrica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As the Houthis try to gain control over strategic heights on the Red Sea coast, thousands flee the violence. But the danger no longer comes from Yemen alone. @ecfr.eu Read what Europeans can do to prevent instability in the Horn of Africa 👇️ buff.ly/MvleExT
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Shoring up the Red Sea: Why the next crisis may begin in the Horn of Africa – European Council on Foreign Relations
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, crea
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 24/09/2026
🎧 As Russia raises the pressure both on and off the battlefield, can Ukraine and its allies maintain the unity needed to hold the line? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ukraines-w…
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Ukraine’s Winter of Pressure – European Council on Foreign Relations
Mark Leonard welcomes Jana Kobzova to discuss the mountain pressure on Ukraine and how Europe can help it weather another wartime winter
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 23/09/2026
📍6 October 2026, 11:30am CET What happens when the rules of the international order no longer hold or when countries stop agreeing on what that order should look like? If you're in Rome, don't miss our event and join us! ecfr.eu/event/what-is-the-european-…
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 23/09/2026
The Kremlin is promoting Ukraine war veterans and, in so doing, cultivating a proto-elite to fill future vacancies and reinforce Russia’s militarised course. ecfr.eu/publication/booted-then-sui…
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Booted, then suited: Veterans and the making of Putin’s new proto-elite – European Council on Foreign Relations
The Kremlin is promoting Ukraine war veterans--cultivating a proto-elite who could reinforce Russia’s militarised course.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 23/09/2026
This paper argues that the connectivity model survived its stress test and can still carry the UAE to middle-power influence, but that the Iran war and other geopolitical shifts have raised its price. ecfr.eu/publication/little-venice-l…
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 22/09/2026
Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh’s maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider diplomatic coalition to end the US-Iran war, write @jbdacey.bsky.social, Cinzia Bianco & Ellie Geranmayeh ecfr.eu/article/the-...
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The strait and narrow: Yemen, the Red Sea and Europe’s path forward – European Council on Foreign Relations
Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh's maritime and air defences, and mobilise a wider d
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 22/09/2026
In 1995-2013 uranium from 20,000 Soviet warheads supplied 10% of US power. Today, Russia remains America's #1 supplier of nuclear fuel. For @foreignpolicy.com I explore why a 2024 import ban on Russian uranium is theatre and how Moscow makes the most of its leverage foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Nuclear Energy Is the Kremlin’s Latest Leverage Over Washington
The United States has done little to end its dependence on Russia for enriched uranium.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 22/09/2026
🎧 As Russia raises the pressure both on and off the battlefield, can Ukraine and its allies maintain the unity needed to hold the line? ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ukraines-w…
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Ukraine’s Winter of Pressure – European Council on Foreign Relations
Mark Leonard welcomes Jana Kobzova to discuss the mountain pressure on Ukraine and how Europe can help it weather another wartime winter
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📖 NEW @ecfr.eu policy brief by @cinziabianco.bsky.social: Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran🧵 buff.ly/GDCU22X
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 21/09/2026
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war w/ Iran has tested this strategy & is forcing a rethink in Abu Dhabi. @cinziabianco.bsky.social ecfr.eu/publication/little-venice-l…
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Little Venice, little Sparta: The UAE’s statecraft meets the war on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a ret
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 21/09/2026
We´re hiring! We are looking for a Working Student to assist with European Security Programme’s overall event management and logistics activities and research efforts Read more here: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations
Join the ECFR team and be part of the future of European foreign policy.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 21/09/2026
Europeans need to engage early and help shape their relationship with the party now, lest they be overlooked if and when Democrats do come to power. ecfr.eu/publication/life-of-the-par…
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Life of the party: Democrats and the search for a post-Trump future – European Council on Foreign Relations
The race for US midterms reveals a rapidly changing Democratic party. Europeans must understand and engage its three camps well before the party could take powe
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 20/09/2026
We´re hiring! We are looking for a Working Student to assist with European Security Programme’s overall event management and logistics activities and research efforts Read more here: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations
Join the ECFR team and be part of the future of European foreign policy.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 19/09/2026
We´re hiring! We are looking for a Working Student to assist with European Security Programme’s overall event management and logistics activities and research efforts Read more here: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 19/09/2026
Making Canada a full member of the EU’s defence technological and industrial base would bind it into Europe’s security architecture and give EU members access to Canadian expertise and capacity for joint development, writes Anand Sundar Read full policy alert: bit.ly/4y2aZN5
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Associate membership could transform EU-Canada ties. First, Brussels has to define it – European Council on Foreign Relations
Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s offer of “associate membership” to Ca
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 17/09/2026
The race for US midterms reveals a rapidly changing Democratic party. Europeans must understand and engage its three camps well before the party could take power. ecfr.eu/publication/life-of-the-par…
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Life of the party: Democrats and the search for a post-Trump future – European Council on Foreign Relations
The race for US midterms reveals a rapidly changing Democratic party. Europeans must understand and engage its three camps well before the party could take powe
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 17/09/2026
We´re hiring! We are looking for a Working Student to assist with European Security Programme’s overall event management and logistics activities and research efforts Read more here: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations
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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
All votes counted in Sweden. The opposition gets 176 seats in the new Riksdag, the four "Tidö"-parties supporting the current government get 173. Now Magdalena Andersson has the difficult task of forming a government. This is what it could mean for Europe. ecfr.eu/article/afte... @ecfr.eu #val2026
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After Tidö: What a centre-left Sweden would change for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats is the favourite to become Sweden's next prime minister, but only after months of hard coalition bargaining. Who she
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 17/09/2026
Europe still expects Turkey to pick a side. It has refused, and a post-Erdogan government would refuse too, writes ECFR´s associate policy fellow @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @evreki.bsky.social international relations professor at Özyeğin University Read full policy brief: bit.ly/46tfYdG
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An outsider within: The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey is neither drifting away from the West nor is it coming home. It has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that has learned to build strategic auto
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ECFR Asia @ecfrasia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If India cannot source technology and capital from partners in Europe, it will seek to do so from China even while remaining suspicious of Beijing from a security point of view, writes @jamescrabtree.bsky.social. More here ⤵️ buff.ly/3TXXfbM @ecfr.eu
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Indian summer: The BRICS summit and warming New Delhi-Beijing relations – European Council on Foreign Relations
Xi Jinping’s attendance at the BRICS summit in New Delhi underlines the recent normalisation in Sino-Indian relations. This should encourage the EU to speed up
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 16/09/2026
📍 17 September 2026 | 09:00-10:00 CET China wants to lead the next generation of production by 2035, with biomanufacturing at the centre of its strategy. How can Europe reduce strategic dependencies and stay competitive in the next industrial race? Register here: bit.ly/4d7V6fK
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Brewed in China 2035: How can Europe compete in the next industrial race? – European Council on Foreign Relations
China is already the undisputed champion of traditional manufacturing. But China's leadership wants more: it aspires to lead in the next generation of productio
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 15/09/2026
If India cannot source technology and capital from partners in Europe, it will seek to do so from China even while remaining suspicious of Beijing from a security point of view ,writes @jamescrabtree.bsky.social Read full text: bit.ly/4rmIbfR
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Indian summer: The BRICS summit and warming New Delhi-Beijing relations – European Council on Foreign Relations
Xi Jinping’s attendance at the BRICS summit in New Delhi underlines the recent normalisation in Sino-Indian relations. This should encourage the EU to speed up
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 15/09/2026
Commissioner Marta Kos last week called MAGA ideology an adversary of EU enlargement. Ambassador Zalishchuk and EU-accession expert Roman Petrov discuss how right-wing populism could shape Ukraine’s path to EU and NATO membership: ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ukraine-th…
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Ukraine: The battle beyond war – European Council on Foreign Relations
{{ Jessica Hendrick welcomes leading scholar Roman Petrov and Ambassador Svitlana Zalishchuk to discuss Ukraine’s war against Russia and battle for democracy }}
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 15/09/2026
The Democrats could win big in the US midterm elections. This won’t matter much for constraining Trump, but it will start to establish what politics comes after him, write @celiabelin.bsky.social and Nevada Joan Lee Read full report: bit.ly/4rcZC2d
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Life of the party: Democrats and the search for a post-Trump future - European Council on Foreign Relations
The race for US midterms reveals a rapidly changing Democratic party. Europeans must understand and engage its three camps well before the party could take powe
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 15/09/2026
Canada is an underrated military power. The 2% of its GDP that it currently spends on defence is already more than the 14 smallest EU defence budgets combined. ecfr.eu/article/friends-without-ben…
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Friends without benefits: Why the EU should offer Canada more than casual defence ties – European Council on Foreign Relations
Trump is pushing Canada—a quiet military powerhouse—away from America. The EU should seize the chance and fold it into its own defence
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 15/09/2026
📍 17 September 2026 | 09:00-10:00 CET China wants to lead the next generation of production by 2035, with biomanufacturing at the centre of its strategy. How can Europe reduce strategic dependencies and stay competitive in the next industrial race? Register here: bit.ly/4d7V6fK
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Brewed in China 2035: How can Europe compete in the next industrial race? – European Council on Foreign Relations
China is already the undisputed champion of traditional manufacturing. But China's leadership wants more: it aspires to lead in the next generation of productio
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 14/09/2026
📍 17 September 2026 | 09:00-10:00 CET China wants to lead the next generation of production by 2035, with biomanufacturing at the centre of its strategy. How can Europe reduce strategic dependencies and stay competitive in the next industrial race? Register here: bit.ly/4d7V6fK
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Brewed in China 2035: How can Europe compete in the next industrial race? – European Council on Foreign Relations
China is already the undisputed champion of traditional manufacturing. But China's leadership wants more: it aspires to lead in the next generation of productio
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 14/09/2026
Montenegro and Albania are moving closer to EU membership. But Brussels should not forget its responsibility towards the Western Balkans as a whole, writes @milicadelevic.bsky.social Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Read here: bit.ly/4h2YKsr
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The EU’s unfinished business in the Western Balkans – European Council on Foreign Relations
Montenegro and Albania are moving closer to EU membership. But Brussels should not forget its responsibility towards the Western Balkans as a whole
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