📩 Join Democracy on the brink by emailing Sophie at [email protected] The event explores: 🔹 Georgia’s authoritarian drift and civic resistance 🔹 Ukraine’s democracy under the test of war 🔹 Academic activism in times of democratic crisis

Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the Middle East remains essential for Europeans, especially amid uncertainty over the American role, writes @camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/sFCXka9

‼️El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. #Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable, argue @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social. 👇📑 @ecfrmena.bsky.social

A Russian bear is ranging through Europe’s neighbourhood. What should the continent’s policymakers do about it? To find out, dive deep into our special series: The bear at the door! https://bit.ly/4nNdcWL

Moscow’s vast propaganda machine continues to shape public opinion in Africa. What are Russia’s ambitions on the continent and across the Sahel in particular? And how is the Kremlin using disinformation to expand its influence? @ecfrafrica.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4qQw0Ye

If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47DGv8r

#COP30 is fuelling discussions on #ClimateAction, but what does China’s latest climate target mean for Europe and the planet? Read @byfordt.bsky.social’s Policy Alert ⬇️ buff.ly/6m9X0Rx @ecfr.eu

It’s high time European leaders realise that standing up to Trump, and exercising European power, is also in their best political interest, write @pawelzerka.bsky.social and André Wilkens in @brusselstimes.com https://bit.ly/3LxXCB7

A world carved into spheres of influence also brings risks, from cutthroat technological competition to various uses of long-arm jurisdiction and secondary sanctions, writes Mark Leonard @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4qTSGXo

The EU’s most pragmatic strategy is to brace for a conflict that could last an additional 2–4 years, writes @abarbashin.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47qeUbV

China in the Western Balkans: what does this mean for EU accession plans? In his policy brief, Vladimir Shopov highlights why the EU should take notice of the Red Flag in the region. buff.ly/4QBR5yl @ecfr.eu

A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3JGWCdb

Solidarity is back in Serbia. 🔎 #RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. Read the latest on After Novi Sad: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5 #Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #vucic #aleksandarvučić #europenews #Democracy #Geopolitics #Enlargement #politics #news

Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI

Trump cards: Why do the Chinese think they hold the cards to exploit Trump's America First Agenda? Read @ecfr.eu Director Mark Leonard's latest commentary! ⬇️

As Trump and Takaichi move closer on defence and economic security, the EU must reflect on the credibility of its own alliance, writes @ellipohlkamp.bsky.social @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3XcrJk1

In his latest podcast episode, Mark Leonard welcomes Will Brown and Beverly Ochieng to discuss what #Russia’s growing influence in the #Sahel means for #Europe. 🎧 👇 Take a listen below. @ecfr.eu

In fact, as Chinese leaders see it, the US president is ushering in a world that Chinese strategists have long been preparing for, writes Mark Leonard @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4qTSGXo

European countries holding Russian energy assets should treat US sanctions on LUKoil and Rosneft as a legal and political opening to pursue expropriation, write @vtcherneva.bsky.social and Szymon Kardaś @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGBRwf

Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI

The EU must clarify its China policy and embed it as a clear conditionality in the accession process for Western Balkan EU membership, writes Vladimir Shopov @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGowUG

Cooperation on clean energy will be an important facet of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean”, a new strategic initiative to connect the bloc with its neighbours in North Africa and beyond, writes @philippwa.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4oLCCoK

4/ Moscow frames this as a defence of “civilisational sovereignty”. And here we continue my report for @ecfr.eu on how Russia presents itself as a state-civilisation leading the global anti-colonial struggle for the right to define what is really fair & just ecfr.eu/publication...

🎧 In recent years, military juntas have replaced democratically elected governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. How does Moscow’s vast propaganda machine continue to shape public opinion in the region? And what options remain for Europe? https://bit.ly/4qQw0Ye

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future? 🔗 Check our latest policy brief to find out: https://bit.ly/3VxF9X7

If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47DGv8r

The EU must clarify its China policy and embed it as a clear conditionality in the accession process, writes Vladimir Shopov @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGowUG

The EU has a strategic opening to align with US sanctions on Rosneft and LUKoil. It must compel divestment from European assets and close loopholes that enable Moscow to circumvent restrictions, write @vtcherneva.bsky.social and Szymon Kardaś @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGBRwf

🎧 On Friday, Mark Leonard unpacked Russia’s ambitions in Africa and the shifting geopolitical landscape across the Sahel. 🔗 For more, listen to the full episode 👇 https://bit.ly/4qQw0Ye

Takaichi is focused on integrating Japan’s technological base with the free world’s security architecture. This rhetoric resonates more with US Indo-Pacific discourse than with Brussels’s, writes Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3XcrJk1

The EU must clarify its China policy and embed it as a clear conditionality in the accession process, writes Vladimir Shopov @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGowUG

The EU’s most pragmatic strategy is to brace for a conflict that could last an additional 2–4 years, writes @abarbashin.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47qeUbV

🎧 In this week's podcast, Mark Leonard welcomes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @beverlyochieng.bsky.social to discuss what Russia’s growing influence in the Sahel means for Europe @ecfrafrica.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4qQw0Ye

The EU has a strategic opening to align with US sanctions on Rosneft and LUKoil. It must compel divestment from European assets and close loopholes that enable Moscow to circumvent restrictions, write @vtcherneva.bsky.social and Szymon Kardaś @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGBRwf

Donald Trump has already met Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo. As the two move closer on defence and economic security, the EU must reflect on the credibility of its own alliance, writes Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3XcrJk1

The EU’s own hesitant China policy is in part to blame. The union’s official stance of balancing cooperation and rivalry no longer reflects EU actions in practice, writes Vladimir Shopov @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGowUG

🎧 New week, new podcast How does Moscow’s vast propaganda machine continue to shape public opinion in Africa? How is the Kremlin using disinformation to expand its influence? And how should Europe react? @ecfrafrica.bsky.social ecfr.eu/podcasts/epi...

Takaichi is focused on integrating Japan’s technological base with the free world’s security architecture. This rhetoric resonates more with US Indo-Pacific discourse than with Brussels’s, writes Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3XcrJk1

At the 2025 Sofia Information Integrity Forum, our Policy Fellow @a_bachulska spoke about China’s discourse power and how Beijing is using information manipulation as a foreign policy tool. @ecfrasia.bsky.social @ecfr.eu

A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu 👇 ecfr.eu/article/west...

A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3JGWCdb

As Japan's new Prime Minister intensifies alignment with Washington, @ellipohlkamp.bsky.social argues that the EU needs to shape, rather than merely react to, the Takaichi-Trump agenda. @ecfr.eu

The EU must clarify its China policy and embed it as a clear conditionality in the accession process, writes Vladimir Shopov @ecfrasia.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4nGowUG

While Trump lingers indecisively and Moscow bets on Europe falling apart, the only logical strategy for the EU is to double down on its support for Kyiv, writes @abarbashin.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47qeUbV

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future? 🔗 Check our latest policy brief to find out: https://bit.ly/3VxF9X7

As Trump and Takaichi move closer on defence and economic security, the EU must reflect on the credibility of its own alliance, writes Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp @ecfrpower.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3XcrJk1

Europeans can build on this cooperation in Tunisia’s green transition to aid the country’s economic development. Through this, Europeans could also reduce their own dependence on imported fossil fuels, writes @philippwa.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47MAZAu

A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3JGWCdb

The EU’s most pragmatic strategy is to brace for a conflict that could last an additional 2–4 years, writes @abaraheiki.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47qeUbV

If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social https://bit.ly/47DGv8r