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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 15h
Europe needs to stop waiting. It should start using the interdependence that already exists around common projects and enforceable terms, write @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @evreki.bsky.social buff.ly/h1RKwlA
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 22h
Restoring a fading order is not the right foundation for a sustainable policy on international cooperation. Instead, Britain should put its experience, expertise and diplomatic influence on the side of innovation in international politics, writes @anthonydworkin.bsky.social buff.ly/COwhEXw
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎧️ How to bridge the "imagination gap"? Leaders can do so by harnessing the power of “future nostalgia”, or a longing for a time when a better European future seemed within reach 👇️ @eurcorrespond.bsky.social @euroculture.bsky.social buff.ly/tyFUVou
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- Sponsored by the European Cultural Foundation - Europeans want a stronger, more integrated and more independent Europe… but have no idea how to get there. The European Sentiment Compass calls…
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 30/09/2026
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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Discover how Turkey navigates its role as both an ally and an outsider in the geopolitical landscape. Listen to @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social 👇️ buff.ly/Z87vtFj
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Turkey's Embedded Outsider Paradox
Explore the complex relationship between Turkey and Europe in this insightful discussion. Discover how Turkey navigates its role as both an ally and an outsider in the geopolitical landscape. Aslı…
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
4 takeaways from our discussion with ECFR's @cinziabianco.bsky.social and @anthonydworkin.bsky.social A🧵👇
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/4 Britain’s foreign policy is stuck in the past, writes @AnthonyDworkin. Brexit, two Trump presidencies and a much more fragmented world have exposed the limits of the old post-cold-war model. Britain now needs a more flexible, internationalist strategy. 🧵 buff.ly/UkllSXV
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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 Mark Leonard buff.ly/VLEo95r
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/4 The UAE built its influence by becoming a global hub, connecting trade, finance, energy and technology across competing powers. The war with Iran exposed the limits of that model: deep economic ties did not prevent Emirati infrastructure from becoming a target. 🧵 buff.ly/S7B5YnE
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 29 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online Little Venice or Little Sparta? In this webinar, we will explore what are the implications of the UAE’s middle power strategy for relations with Europe and individual member states such as Germany. Register 👇 buff.ly/k1UzN7O
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Little Venice or Little Sparta? The United Arab Emirates’ Middle Power Model and Implications for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
For two decades the United Arab Emirates has built its influence on connectivity: ports, air links, finance and data centres that made Abu Dhabi and Dubai diffi
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The new prime minister, Andy Burnham, 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 buff.ly/tvWtY7r
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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 MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🗞️ Emirati-Israeli security cooperation intensified during the Iran war & Iran no longer sees Emirati ports, air links and data centres as neutral infrastructure, but as platforms through which Israel and America can project power, argues @cinziabianco.bsky.social👇️ 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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UAE has built outsized influence through a strategy of connectivity, turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power, writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social 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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ECFR polling suggests significant public support not only for tougher German policy on China but also for investment in renewables—tackling twin problems together, write Nele Anders and Nina Schmelzer buff.ly/fAZLoXm
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Trust the numbers: Germans are open to a more hawkish China policy – European Council on Foreign Relations
ECFR polling suggests significant public support not only for tougher German policy on China but also for investment in renewables—tackling twin problems togeth
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 29 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online Little Venice or Little Sparta? In this webinar, we will explore what are the implications of the UAE’s middle power strategy for relations with Europe and individual member states such as Germany. Register 👇 buff.ly/vV4ltRG
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Little Venice or Little Sparta? The United Arab Emirates’ Middle Power Model and Implications for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
For two decades the United Arab Emirates has built its influence on connectivity: ports, air links, finance and data centres that made Abu Dhabi and Dubai diffi
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1/4 Europe may face growing US economic pressure beyond tariffs — in finance, energy and technology. Our paper, co-authored by @agathedemarais.com, @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social and @jitorreblanca.eurosky.social, asks a practical question: what can Europeans actually do in response? 🧵 buff.ly/EBCrvSv
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Mitigate, deter, escalate: Europe’s options against US economic coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
The US under Trump will seek new ways to coerce Europe economically. Here is how Europeans can resist the pressure and emerge stronger for it.
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1/1 Marine Le Pen is running for the French presidency in 2027. For Europe, that means preparing for the possibility of a France very different from the one it knows today, write @celiabelin.bsky.social, @jeremycliffe.bsky.social, @camillelons.bsky.social and Constance Victor. A 🧵 buff.ly/TYm5Gd0
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If Marine Le Pen wins: A European guide to a far-right France – European Council on Foreign Relations
A Le Pen-led France would mean major changes to European politics. Here's how political leaders can begin to prepare.
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ECFR’s new research reveals Europeans are suffering from an imagination gap. Many people want to see Europe strong and flourishing—but fewer can picture a credible route from today’s disruptions to that destination. buff.ly/cxkLc33
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Future nostalgia: Europe’s unfinished song - European Council on Foreign Relations
ECFR’s new research reveals Europeans are suffering from an imagination gap. Many people want to see Europe strong and flourishing—but fewer can picture a credi
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How to defend Europe from external preassures? 🎧️ Listen to ECFR's senior policy fellow @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social buff.ly/c90uG5L
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Europe's economic deterrence strategy
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 29 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online Little Venice or Little Sparta? In this webinar, we will explore what are the implications of the UAE’s middle power strategy for relations with Europe and individual member states such as Germany. Register 👇 buff.ly/vV4ltRG
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Little Venice or Little Sparta? The United Arab Emirates’ Middle Power Model and Implications for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
For two decades the United Arab Emirates has built its influence on connectivity: ports, air links, finance and data centres that made Abu Dhabi and Dubai diffi
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🎧️ An outsider within Europe still expects Turkey to pick a side. It has refused, and a post-Erdogan government would refuse too. Listen to our webinar to make sense of Turkey's middle power strategy as an embedded outsider 👇️ buff.ly/iFwGqhw
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The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship
Turkey hosted this year’s NATO summit and fields the alliance’s second-largest army, arms Ukraine while trading with Russia, and remains an EU candidate whose accession talks collapsed years ago.…
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trade-wary populists ought to be cheering. For now they are silent, careful not to suggest the EU is doing anything right. Soon they may have little choice but to show their hand, says @jankaoertel.bsky.social in @economist.com buff.ly/Iml1bmA
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🎧️ How can Europe compete in the next industrial race? China is already the undisputed champion of traditional manufacturing. But China’s leadership wants more. It is time for Europeans to wrap their heads around the next industrial revolution. buff.ly/caEdy4Y
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Brewed in China 2035: How can Europe compete in the next industrial race?
China is already the undisputed champion of traditional manufacturing. But China’s leadership wants more: it aspires to lead in the next generation of production by 2035 – and biomanufacturing has…
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
But to succeed, “associate EU membership” must be narrow but deep. Narrow in that it stops short of single market access or freedom of movement; deep in that it can provide the basis for a unique alliance on security, writes Anand Sundar buff.ly/Sa4eJkA
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Many Europeans agree on the challenges facing the continent. The harder question is whether Europe's political system is equipped to respond to them effectively. Can Europe find a way to act more decisively without sacrificing the unity that makes collective action possible? 🔗 link in comments
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Turkey has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that builds strategic autonomy from inside the Western system, write @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @evreki.bsky.social buff.ly/nKAuwfa
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Associate membership could transform EU-Canada ties. First, Brussels has to define it, writes Anand Sundar ecfr.eu/article/asso...
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Two upcoming state elections on September 20th—in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and in Berlin—could further dent Merz's authority. It is possible, though not currently probable, that he will be forced out as chancellor, say @jeremycliffe.bsky.social and @jpuglierin.bsky.social buff.ly/dGjIP1Q
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Beyond Saxony-Anhalt: What Merz’s crisis means for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
The far-right AfD’s win in a small German state calls for dynamism in Berlin and hedging in Brussels
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/4 Europeans have not turned against climate action. The majority of citizens still supports the green transition. The problem is not the goal itself, but whether today’s politics can still deliver it, claim Piotr Buras, @susidennison.bsky.social and @jeremycliffe.bsky.social A 🧵 buff.ly/N39Wd4v
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The new climate battle: Five deals to recharge the green transition – European Council on Foreign Relations
As climate policy becomes increasingly contested, Europe must adapt its Green Deal to a new political era. The first policy brief in the New Politics project ou
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A new government will bring more of a tilt than a dramatic change in Sweden’s foreign and European policy. This will be important in the decisive year of 2029, when a new president of the European Commission will be chosen, writes @matsengstrom.bsky.social. ecfr.eu/article/afte...
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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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pro-European leaders need to fill the "imagination gap" European citizens see. These leaders can do so by harnessing the power of “future nostalgia”, or a longing for a time when a better future seemed within reach, says @pawelzerka.bsky.social. 🔗 buff.ly/gsnQx0i
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1/2 Yesterday at @ecfrsofia.bsky.social, @evreki.bsky.social presented the findings of our upcoming policy brief: The Embedded Outsider: Turkey as a Middle Power and its Relations to Europe, co-authored with @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social.
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Speaker update! 🗓️ 17 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online German Ambassador Sorg from @almanyabe.bsky.social will extend our panel, joining @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social, @evreki.bsky.social, @galipdalay.bsky.social and @anthonydworkin.bsky.social Register 👇️ ecfr.eu/event/the-em...
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The Embedded Outsider: Turkey as a Middle Power and its Relations to Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey hosted this year's NATO summit and fields the alliance's second-largest army, arms Ukraine while trading with Russia, and remains an EU candidate whose a
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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looks like the centre-left is on track for a (very narrow) victory at yesterday's Swedish general election. Read @matsengstrom.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu on what that could mean for 🇸🇪's place in Europe ⬇️
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 17 Sep, 17:00 📍 Online Register to our upcoming webinar on Turkey's middle power strategy. Featuring @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social, @evreki.bsky.social, @galipdalay.bsky.social and @anthonydworkin.bsky.social How does Turkey build autonomy from inside Western structures?👇️ buff.ly/qmGDqg8
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The Embedded Outsider: Turkey as a Middle Power and its Relations to Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey hosted this year's NATO summit and fields the alliance's second-largest army, arms Ukraine while trading with Russia, and remains an EU candidate whose a
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 17 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online Register to our upcoming webinar on Turkey's middle power strategy. How does Turkey build autonomy from inside Western structures? Where that autonomy serves European interests and where it works against them? 👇️ @ecfr.eu buff.ly/qmGDqg8
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The Embedded Outsider: Turkey’s Middle-Power Strategy and Europe’s Response – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey hosted this year's NATO summit and fields the alliance's second-largest army, arms Ukraine while trading with Russia, and remains an EU candidate whose a
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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#val2026 #swedenelects
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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Still a very tight race in Sweden but election experts say that the opposition led by Magdalena Andersson is most likely to win when all votes have been counted later this week. This is what it could imply for Europe. ecfr.eu/article/afte... @ecfr.eu @ecfrpower.bsky.social #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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join us! 🗓️ 17 Sep., 17:00 📍 Online Little Venice or Little Sparta? In this webinar, we will explore what are the implications of the UAE’s middle power strategy for relations with Europe and individual member states such as Germany. Register 👇️ ecfr.eu/event/little...
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Little Venice or Little Sparta? The United Arab Emirates’ Middle Power Model and Implications for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
For two decades the United Arab Emirates has built its influence on connectivity: ports, air links, finance and data centres that made Abu Dhabi and Dubai diffi
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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, writes Anand Sundar ecfr.eu/article/frie...
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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 Berlin @ecfrberlin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Unsere neue Studie zeigt, dass die Europäer unter einem Mangel an Vorstellungskraft leiden. Viele wünschen sich ein starkes und blühendes Europa, doch nur wenige können sich einen glaubwürdigen Weg zu diesem Ziel vorstellen, schreibt @pawelzerka.bsky.social 🧵 ecfr.eu/special/futu...
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Future nostalgia: Europe’s unfinished song - European Council on Foreign Relations
ECFR’s new research reveals Europeans are suffering from an imagination gap. Many people want to see Europe strong and flourishing—but fewer can picture a credi
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
People are generally fond of Europe. They would like Europe to flourish and prosper. At the same time, they lack faith that their dreams for Europe could materialise. This is what we call the “imagination gap.”, says @pawelzerka.bsky.social in @tvpworld.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMVq...
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Why do Europeans support the EU and anti-EU parties at the same time? | Paweł Zerka
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 10/09/2026
"Pro-European leaders need to show a trajectory of how exactly Europe could get to a desired future, with a concrete plan for the next year or two", says ECFR´s Senior Policy Fellow Pawel Zerka
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The far-right AfD’s win in a small German state calls for dynamism in Berlin and hedging in Brussels, write @jpuglierin.bsky.social and @jeremycliffe.bsky.social ecfr.eu/article/beyo...
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Beyond Saxony-Anhalt: What Merz’s crisis means for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
The far-right AfD’s win in a small German state calls for dynamism in Berlin and hedging in Brussels
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ECFR European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 New study Among Europeans, there is strong demand for a more united Europe that is able to act. However, only a few can imagine how this ambition can be turned into political action. 🔗 How? Read the study👇️ ecfr.eu/special/futu...
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ECFR Rome @ecfrrome.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🇩🇪 La vittoria del partito di estrema destra AfD in Sassonia-Anhalt richiede dinamismo a Berlino, e una strategia prudente a Bruxelles. ✒️ @jeremycliffe.bsky.social & @jpuglierin.bsky.social x @ecfrpower.bsky.social buff.ly/lVgdou6
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Beyond Saxony-Anhalt: What Merz’s crisis means for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
The far-right AfD’s win in a small German state calls for dynamism in Berlin and hedging in Brussels
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 09/09/2026
📍17/09 - 5pm CET In this webinar, we will discuss how Turkey builds autonomy from inside Western structures, where that autonomy serves European interests and where it works against them, and what a strategy of managed interdependence would require of Brussels. Join us! bit.ly/4gUGxxj
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The Embedded Outsider: Turkey’s Middle-Power Strategy and Europe’s Response – European Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey hosted this year's NATO summit and fields the alliance's second-largest army, arms Ukraine while trading with Russia, and remains an EU candidate whose a
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 09/09/2026
Trump is pushing Canada—a quiet military powerhouse—away from America. The EU should seize the chance and fold it into its own defence, writes Anand Sundar. 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 European Power @ecfrpower.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Now at the @europarl.europa.eu. We’re launching the European Sentiment Compass 2026 together with @euroculture.bsky.social and @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social, exploring how Europeans see the future of Europe and how to it into a credible political vision.
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