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Mapping First to call First Europe’s leaders and slackers for Europe’s for Europe’s Global Strategy Since 2011, ECFR’s European Foreign Policy Since 2011, ECFR’s Scorecard has become a staple publication for the European foreign policy establishment. global Our annual reckoning of the EU’s role has mapped the achievements and shortcomings of the EU institutions and each of the 28 member states on foreign, security has attracted significant It and defence policy. attention among senior policymakers and our online audience. We were the first to advocate a profound were the first to advocate a We approach to overall rethink in the EU’s In our paper from European security. needs a new November 2013, Why Europe Mark Leonard, Susi Dennison global strategy, put forward arguments and Nick Witney, with the that armed European governments Representative, rhetoric to task the EU High a strategy , to conduct adoption of the EU This resulted in the review. Global Strategy in June 2016.

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in the 28 member states. our team of associates based on field research carried out by foreign policy dilemmas, based among Europeans on key differences and similarities Flash Scorecard presents the . Each the future trajectory for the big questions about governments. policymakers navigate issues among European Our Flash Scorecards help EU approach to contentious Flash scorecards a more constructive common possible coalitions and foster publications is to identify and Turkey. The aim of these and Turkey. as China, India, the US, Russia towards global players such of each EU member state of each EU member state the role and contributions the role and contributions ECFR’s Power Audits highlight Power Audits highlight ECFR’s institutional focus on EU policy, EU policy, institutional focus on Instead of the usual We also produce podcasts in French and Spanish. also produce podcasts in We Power Audits thousands of subscribers from across the continent. across the continent. of subscribers from thousands world. In less than two years, the podcast has attracted podcast has attracted than two years, the world. In less beyond to debate and discuss Europe’s role in the debate and discuss Europe’s beyond to features top-level speakers from across the EU and speakers from features top-level ECFR’s weekly podcast series curated by Mark Leonard series curated weekly podcast ECFR’s Mark Leonard’s world in 30 Minutes in 30 Minutes world Leonard’s Mark European Power

The European Power programme develops policy responses to issues affecting Europe’s Susi Dennison capacity to act. Our goal is to help achieve Director a coherent foreign policy agenda that European Power protects the EU’s core values and explores ways of managing the upsurge of populist Susi joined ECFR from Amnesty International. sentiment in Europe. In 2017, our priorities Her work focuses on the refugee crisis, human include analysing member state interaction, rights, democracy and justice, and EU-North cohesion, and coalition-building. We Africa relations. Before that she was a senior will take stock of the new transatlantic official in HM Treasury in the UK. relationship under President Donald Trump. We will work on the advancement of Europe’s digital agenda, monitor impulses Sebastian Dullien for EU institutional reform, and consider the Economic integration, financial evolving framework of international justice. market regulation

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European Foreign Policy Scorecards 2010-2016 Nick Witney Security, Post-Brexit EU The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration and people power

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The Future Shape of Europe: How the EU can bend without breaking. ecfr.eu Fredrik Wesslau Fredrik Director Wider Europe Aslı Aydıntasbas foreign policy Turkish Kadri Liik Russian foreign policy Gustav Gressel Military eastern neighbours affairs, Russia, Andrew Wilson Ukraine, Belarus Averting the Turkey-EU Turkey-EU the the tracks: Averting on rouble Inside Russia’s intelligence services hydra: Inside Russia’s Putin’s The new power couple: Russia and Iran in the Middle East ions Key Publicat T ‘train wreck’ Keeping up appearances: How Europe is supporting transformation Ukraine’s Russia 2030: A story of great power dreams and small victorious wars Fredrik joined ECFR after working on conflicts Fredrik joined ECFR after for the EU, OSCE, and crisis management he served as political and the UN. Notably, Representative for adviser to the EU Special to the the South Caucasus and the UN SecretarySpecial Representative of General in . ward ward

rekindle transatlantic dialogue on Russia. Ukraine’s transition, as well as how to Ukraine’s relationship with Turkey and strengthen and relationship with Turkey explore how Europe can reinvigorate its explore how Europe domestic European politics. We will also We domestic European politics. light on how Russia is seeking to influence light on how Russia is We will therefore investigate and shed will therefore investigate and We European countries are holding elections. European countries are the European liberal order. In 2017, many order. the European liberal , necessitate new ideas to defend Balkans, necessitate difficult democratic transition in the Western in the Western difficult democratic transition the uncertain trajectory of Turkey, and the the uncertain trajectory of Turkey, EU’s deteriorating relationship with Russia, deteriorating relationship EU’s engage with, its neighbours to the east. The engage with, its neighbours about how Europe should understand, and Europe should understand, about how The Wider Europe programme asks questions Europe programme asks The Wider e op Eur der Wi Europe’s leaders.” Europe’s and its influence on Think-tank A ECFR wins Prospect and recommendations, out for its clear analysis 2015 EU International Affairs and, as a result, it stood dialogue open with Moscow dialogue open with Moscow explored ways to keep Europe. Its analysis the end of post-Cold War the end of post-Cold War Russia’s actions marked actions Russia’s Ukraine. It understood bold stand on Russia and bold stand on Russia and ECFR took an early and

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The Middle East and North Africa programme advances a European Ruth Citrin leadership agenda aimed at reducing Director instability and strengthening resilience Middle East and North Africa across the MENA region. In 2017, our priorities include supporting European Ruth joined ECFR following over 15 years with efforts to: implement the Iran nuclear deal; the US State Department, where she served as de-escalate the conflicts in Syria and Yemen; Director for Syria and Lebanon with the White stabilise post-ISIS Libya and Iraq; safeguard House National Security Council, and advised the two-state solution; and help manage the Secretary of State on Syria policy. migration flows through the Mediterranean. Our examination of European policy options will be framed within the context of the Julien Barnes-Dacey new US administration, increased Russian Lebanon, Syria involvement in the region, and shifts in European domestic politics. Adam Baron Yemen “ECFR has produced a balanced and sober argument exploring Anthony Dworkin European policies to the Israeli- Human Rights, North Africa Palestinian conflict, making a convincing case for a new Ellie Geranmayeh European approach. Highly Iran recommended.” Javier Solana former EU High Representative Hugh Lovatt and NATO Secretary General Israel/Palestine

Mattia Toaldo Key Publications Libya, migration

After ISIS: How to win the peace in Iraq and Libya

EU differentiation and the push for peace in Israel-Palestine

Syrian diplomacy renewed: From to Raqqa

Engaging with Iran: A European agenda

Libya’s migrant-smuggling highway: Lessons for Europe ecfr.eu François Godement François Director Asia and China Agatha Kratz outward investment Chinese economy, Angela Stanzel foreign East and South Asia’s and security policy Jérôme Doyon Chinese domestic politics, Chinese foreign policy Mathieu Duchâtel North East Asia, Chinese foreign Asian maritime security policy, error overseas: understanding error François is one of Europe’s foremost experts François is one of Europe’s record as adviser to on China, with a long track and politicians. He is a European policymakers science at Sciences former professor of political associate at Asia Po in Paris, and a research founded in 2005. Centre, a think-tank he Afghanistan’s refugee crisis Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s and what it means for Europe ions Key Publicat Absorb and Conquer: An EU approach to Russian and Chinese integration in Eurasia interest Market economy status and the European global security shift Into Africa: China’s T strategy evolving counter-terror China’s

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