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OUTREACH Being part of the national conversation pan- ECFR is the only think-tank that has a truly London, European network, with a presence in Berlin, and an Madrid, Paris, , Sofia and Warsaw, antenna in Brussels. Our pan-European structure allows us to understand national foreign policy priorities and challenges, be part of the national across conversations, and grasp viewpoints from the continent. together Bringing Europe visible The ECFR Council is the strongest and most Our 300 pan-European identity. expression of ECFR’s ideas Council Members act as ambassadors for ECFR’s within their networks and help us build the consensus for a common European foreign and security policy. CONTAGIOUS CONTAGIOUS IDEAS talk about that people Developing proposals a team of distinguished ECFR has brought together to link cutting-edge research policy entrepreneurs Our research is presented through to practical policy. – Asia and China, Middle three regional programmes and Wider Europe – and a East and North Africa, programme − European Power. cross-cutting thematic PAN-EUROPEAN A COMMUNITY A LEADERS OF Our unique approach unique Our Vessela Vessela Programmes Tcherneva Senior Director for Andrzej Olechowski Puddephatt Andrew Norbert Röttgen Javier Solana Helle Thorning-Schmidt Jeremy Shapiro Research Director We provide a safe meeting space for decision- provide a safe meeting We ideas for influencers to share makers and informed debate common action; we promote and we build role in the world; on Europe’s for policy change. pan-European coalitions Alba Advocacy Lamberti Senior Director for Mark Leonard Director Lykke Friis Lykke Timothy Garton Ash Sylvie Kauffmann Ivan Krastev Ian Clarkson

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Mapping First to call First Europe’s leaders and slackers 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 It has attracted significant and defence policy. attention among senior policymakers and our online audience. for Europe’s for Europe’s Global Strategy profound were the first to advocate a We overall approach to 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 on and Nick Witney, armed European security and defence that to task the EU governments with the rhetoric Mogherini, to High Representative, Federica This resulted in the conduct a strategy review. adoption of the EU Global Strategy in June 2016.

Unlocking Engaging pioneering the concept of ‘differentiation’ and The concept making it a bastion of EU policy. was originally outlined in our 2015 report EU Differentiation and Israeli Settlements, and by December 2016 our approach had been endorsed by the first UN Security Council resolution on Israel/Palestine in seven years. It was also actively promoted by the EU External Action Service and over 20 EU member states. Europe’s Europe’s potential in the Middle East Peace Process ECFR has worked relentlessly to re-energise European efforts to play a meaningful role in Mattia Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. ECFR’s for and Hugh Lovatt were responsible Toaldo the first think-tank to send a delegation to the first think-tank to send after the nuclear deal was signed. visit Tehran we welcomed Iranian Foreign More recently, his first official visit Minister Javad Zarif on to London in February 2016. In line with Ellie the EU has recommendations, Geranmayeh’s -EU dialogue at established a biannual begun discussions to ministerial level and has in Tehran. open an EU delegation Iran platform for the way in creating a ECFR has led and between European continuous dialogue were experts. We Iranian policymakers and

Reframing Reframing Libya: Russia and Europe. In 2007, we published a Russia and Europe. In 2007, Audit of EU-Russia ground-breaking Power Leonard and Ivan relations. In 2014, Mark reference for a new Krastev set the terms of long-term strategy towards debate on Europe’s Moscow and provided options for how the EU can reduce its energy dependency on How seminal paper, Russia, while Kadri Liik’s to talk with Russia, has been widely read by European leaders and policymakers, helping them make sense of the often contradictory approaches of Europe and Russia. EU-Russia EU-Russia relations of ECFR has been in the vanguard between conceptualising future relations Johnson, US former Secretary of State and then Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Prime Minister Fayez Gentiloni and Libya’s al-Sarraj. From ideas ideas From to action has quickly established Mattia Toaldo ECFR’s himself as one of the leading experts on how European governments can support the democratic transition in Libya. His policy prescriptions were discussed at a ministerial summit on Libya convened by the British government in November 2016, with the participation of UK Foreign Secretary Boris

approach approach to China trade-centric the EU’s the EU’s Beyond our Power Audit, have worked their way into European Council conclusions and official EU policy. strategy speech reflected ECFR’s memos memos strategy speech reflected ECFR’s on China, while the concept of “reciprocal engagement” and the need for realist bargaining with China, emphasised in widely praised. In 2009, then Chinese Vice- President Xi Jinping specifically mentioned our work at the EU-China summit. German 2010 China Chancellor ’s Publications over the past decade, such as the Power Audit of EU-China relations, China Analysis quarterly bulletin, China 3.0 essay China, have been collection, and Xi Jinping’s Our work on Asia and China, led by François Godement, has attracted attention at the highest levels in both China and Europe.

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Note from Berlin Note from Berlin Note from Our weekly provides timely analysis of leadership what ’s is thinking about domestic and international issues. Our notes have provided insight into issues as diverse as the reactions to the Berlin- brokered refugee deal with view and Germany’s Turkey on the Brexit negotiations. Views from the Capitals the Views from The Views from the Capitals pan- series mobilises ECFR’s European network of Council Members and policy experts to examine the attitudes of selected European governments and public opinion towards the most pressing issues in European foreign policy. policy debates in Russia, India, China, Germany, the Gulf States, and Turkey through this format. What does X think? have Our essay collections showcased prominent local voices, often not accessible to European the audiences, to present native view on political developments. ECFR has presented the foreign policymakers navigate the big questions about the future trajectory for European integration. Each Flash Scorecard presents the differences and similarities among Europeans on key foreign policy dilemmas, based on field research carried out by our team of associates based in the 28 member states. We also produce podcasts in French and Spanish. also produce podcasts in We Power Audits Instead of the usual EU policy, institutional focus on Power Audits highlight ECFR’s the role and contributions of each EU member state towards global players such as China, India, the US, Russia The aim of these and Turkey. publications is to identify possible coalitions and foster a more constructive common approach to contentious issues among European governments. Flash Scorecards Our Flash Scorecards help EU Mark Leonard’s World in 30 Minutes Minutes in 30 World Leonard’s Mark by Mark Leonard series curated weekly podcast ECFR’s across the EU and speakers from features top-level in the role debate and discuss Europe’s beyond to podcast has attracted than two years, the world. In less across the continent. of subscribers from thousands

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

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An EU approach to understanding François Godement François Director Asia and China ôme Doyon ér Agatha Kratz outward investment Chinese economy, Angela Stanzel foreign East and South Asia’s and security policy Mathieu Duchâtel North East Asia, Chinese foreign Asian maritime security policy, J Chinese domestic politics, Chinese foreign policy 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 KEY PUBLICATIONS Absorb and Conquer: Russian and Chinese integration in Eurasia interest Market economy status and the European Expanded ambitions, shrinking achievements: How China sees the global order overseas: Terror strategy evolving counter-terror China’s What does India think?

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